Wondering how to use Augury in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as sign or experience.
Augury in a sentence
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
Using Augury
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: sign, foretoken, preindication, experience.
- In the example corpus, augury often appears in combinations such as: of augury.
Context around Augury
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Augury
- In this selection, "augury" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, condemned, sought and ius stand out and add context to how "augury" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include art of augury was considered and augury sought the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "augury" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with augury
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He’s a sign of the times, an augury of the change that is coming upon our nation. (18 words)
Those whose actions had led to divine wrath (ira deorum) could not have possessed a true right of augury (ius augurum). (21 words)
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). (25 words)
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. (34 words)
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. (33 words)
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). (25 words)
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).
Common combinations with augury
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of augury 2×