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• augur — [ô′gər] n. [L, orig., a priest at rituals of fertility and increase, prob. < OL * augos (gen. * augeris), increase, growth < augere (see WAX2); meaning infl. by auspex, AUSPEX] 1. in ancient Rome, any of a body of officials who interpreted… …   English World dictionary

• augur — [ ɔ:gə] verb (augur well/badly/ill) portend a good or bad outcome. noun (in ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted natural signs so as to determine divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action. Derivatives augural ɔ:gjʊr(ə)l… …   English new terms dictionary

• augur well/badly/ill — portend a good or bad outcome. → augur …   English new terms dictionary

• spell — Synonyms and related words: Jonah, access, act for, add up to, alchemy, allure, alternate, amount to, appeal, argue, arsis, attraction, augur, bad influence, be construed as, beat, becharm, beguile, bespeak, betoken, bewitch, bewitchery,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Glossary of ancient Roman religion — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Ancient Roman religion …   Wikipedia

• Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …   Wikipedia

• Fort Bridger Treaty Council of 1868 — This Fort Bridger Treaty Council of 1868 was also known as the Great Treaty Council. The Shoshone, also referred to as the Shoshoni or Snake, were the main American Indian group affected by this treaty. The event itself is significant because it… …   Wikipedia

• Plinius der Jüngere — Überreste eines Gedenksteins für Plinius den Jüngeren in der Basilica di Sant Ambrogio in Mailand, 2. Jahrhundert n. Chr.[1] Gaiu …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• auspicate — verb 1. indicate by signs These signs bode bad news • Syn: ↑bode, ↑portend, ↑prognosticate, ↑omen, ↑presage, ↑betoken, ↑foreshadow, ↑augur, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary