augury

[Au·gu*ry]

Is your team losing 15 0? Has your girlfriend just slapped your face? Dude, these are auguries signs of how things are going to work out in the future. And these two examples don't look good.

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The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.

Noun
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"


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

n.
An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.

n.
A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.


Augury

Au"gu*ry , n.; pl. Auguries . [L. aucurium.] 1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination. 2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the future; presage.
From their flight strange auguries she drew.
He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave little augury of his future greatness.
3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.

The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the actions of birds, etc.; divination.

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The best augury of a man's success in his profession is that he thinks it the finest in the world.

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