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Definition of augur

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Augur (n.) An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences..

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Augurship :: Augurship (n.) The office, or period of office, of an augur..

Auspice :: Auspice (a.) A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future..

Auspicate :: Auspicate (v. t.) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business..

Augury :: Augury (n.) A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur..

Bode :: Bode (v. i.) To foreshow something; to augur.

Auguries :: Auguries (pl. ) of Augur.

Omen :: Omen (n.) An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury..

Augural :: Augural (a.) Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous; significant; as, an augural staff; augural books..

Inaugurate :: Inaugurate (v. t.) To introduce or induct into an office with suitable ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king..

Divination :: Divination (n.) An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen; conjectural presage; prediction.

Augur :: Augur (n.) One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.

Augured :: Augured (imp. & p. p.) of Augu.

Inaugurate :: Inaugurate (a.) Invested with office; inaugurated.

Presage :: Presage (v. t.) Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury.

Augurer :: Augurer (n.) An augur.

Forebode :: Forebode (v. t.) To be prescient of (some ill or misfortune); to have an inward conviction of, as of a calamity which is about to happen; to augur despondingly..

Augury :: Augury (n.) The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination..

Augurial :: Augurial (a.) Relating to augurs or to augury.

Auguration :: Auguration (n.) The practice of augury.

Inaugurating :: Inaugurating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inaugurat.