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augury
[aw-gyuh-ree]
noun
plural
auguriesthe art or practice of an augur; divination.
the rite or ceremony of an augur.
an omen, token, or indication.
augury
/ ˈɔːɡʊɪ /
noun
the art of or a rite conducted by an augur
a sign or portent; omen
Other 51Թ Forms
- augural adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
“My life and myself were born under the sea,” she wrote, under the augury of “the star of Aphrodite.”
“We have a city founded by the auspices and augury,” the Roman historian Livy wrote.
Remarkably, Kushner’s augury of a world coming apart holds true three decades later, including his prognostications about the dangers of climate change and the radical partisanship of the judiciary.
The original Hammer, in a weird augury of the recently unveiled Orange County Museum of Art’s new facility, opened to the public before the building was finished.
The film comes to us under equally fine auguries — and auspices.
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When To Use
Augury is the practice of auguring—attempting to predict the future based on interpreting omens or in some other mystical way.The word augur can also be used as a noun to refer to a kind of prophet, oracle, or soothsayer—a person who is said to be able to predict the future by using some mystical ability or means. Augury can refer to the practice of such an augur or to a specific ceremony or rite used by an augur.Augur can also be used in a more specific way to refer to an Ancient Roman official who acted as soothsayer or priest. Such augurs were responsible for augury that involved interpreting omens to guide decisions. Roman lawmakers would consult augurs before officially taking a position.Augury can also be used to refer to an omen, sign, or indication of something, as in Red skies in the morning are known to sailors as an augury of bad weather.Example: Regardless of what form of augury they claim to use, no one can truly predict the future.
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