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Verb
/ˈôgər/,
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augured, past participle; augured, past tense; augurs, 3rd person singular present; auguring, present participle;
  1. (of an event or circumstance) Portend a good or bad outcome
    • - the end of the Cold War seemed to augur well
    • - the return to the gold standard augured badly for industry
  2. Portend or bode (a specified outcome)
    • - a new coalition would not augur a new period of social reforms
  3. Foresee or predict

Noun
  1. (in ancient Rome) A religious official who observed natural signs, esp. the behavior of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action

  1. (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
  2. bode: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
  3. predict from an omen
  4. (augury) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
  5. The augur was a priest and official in the classical world, especially ancient Rome and Etruria. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of birds: whether they are flying in groups/alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of ...
  6. (Augury (band)) Augury is a technical death metal band from Montreal, Canada who released their debut album, Concealed in September 2004 on Galy Records, and a follow-up, Fragmentary Evidence, in July 2009 on Nuclear Blast Records.
  7. A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences; An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events; To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events
  8. (augury) A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals; An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy
  9. (Augurs) [from Latin avis bird] One of the priestly colleges in ancient Rome. The original function was to take the auspices: to examine the heavens and other things for signs indicating the disposition of the celestial powers, especially at the inauguration of events. ...
  10. (Augury) Divination from omens and signs.
  11. (augury) the art, ability, or practice of divination - an omen
  12. (AUGURY) is the general term for the art of divination and is chiefly applied to interpretations of signs and omens.
  13. (Augury) Another term for divination.
  14. (Augury) Divination by means of whatever is most handy at the time.
  15. (Augury) Divination that ranks a set of given possibilities. It can be qualitative (such as shapes, proximities, etc.): for example, dowsing developed from this type of divination. The Romans in classical times used Etruscan methods of augury such as hepatoscopy. ...
  16. (augury) a portent or omen; the foretelling of events by signs or omens
  17. means "to predict, forecast": Leroy's inheritance augured happiness for him in the near future.
  18. A diviner TT  who reads omens TT  from the flights of birds in the sky.
  19. (n/v) - prophet; to predict, to prophesy
  20. the official diviners of Rome, organized in their own priestly college to which they were elected for life. The augurs interpreted signs from the gods to determine if an upcoming event, such as a military campaign, would meet divine approval. ...
  21. Roman priest who practiced divination
  22. To see augurs in your dreams, is a forecast of labor and toil.
  23. A diviner or soothsayer.
  24. Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.