Augury Definition

ôgyə-rē
auguries
noun
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The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
American Heritage
Divination from omens.
Webster's New World
A sign of something coming; an omen.
American Heritage
An omen; portent; indication.
Webster's New World

A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.

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Synonyms:
other

Ailuromancy, felidomancy (cats)

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Alectryomancy (chickens)

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Arachnomancy (spiders)

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Auspice (birds)

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Entomomancy (insects)

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Other Word Forms of Augury

Noun

Singular:
augury
Plural:
auguries

Origin of Augury

  • Middle English augurie from Old French from Latin augurium from augur augur augur

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • augur +‎ -y, or from Old French augurie, from Latin augurium.

    From Wiktionary

Augury Sentence Examples

  • It was during his stay in Asia (20 B.C.) that the Parthian king Phraates voluntarily restored the Roman prisoners and standards taken at Carrhae (53 B.C.), a welcome tribute to the respect inspired by Augustus, and a happy augury for the future.

  • He wrote a work on augury, the first book of which he dedicated to Cicero.

  • The latter is said to have appealed to augury to determine the exact site of his projected foundation; but less fantastic considerations went far to settle it.

  • It is a happy augury that it closes with Henry Ford in the foreground.

  • Lines 184 - 206 (Hamlet and Horatio) Hamlet defies augury and accepts the challenge.

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