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Augury
Augury meaning
A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals. | An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy. | An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
Synonyms of Augury
Example sentences (5)
He’s a sign of the times, an augury of the change that is coming upon our nation.
Augury sought the divine will regarding any proposed course of action which might affect Rome's pax, fortuna and salus (peace, good fortune and wellbeing).
Since auguria publica and inaugurations of magistrates are strictly connected to political life this brought about the deterioration and abuses that condemned augury to progressive and inarrestable debasement, stripping it of all religious value.
The art of augury was considered prestigious by ancient Romans; by sending his signs, Jupiter (the sovereign of heaven) communicates his advice to his terrestrial colleague: the king (rex) or his successor magistrates.
Those whose actions had led to divine wrath (ira deorum) could not have possessed a true right of augury (ius augurum).