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augury

/ˈɔː.ɡjʊ.ɹi/

Meanings
noun
A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.

Examples :

"The farmer watched the flight of the crows, hoping for a good augury to predict a successful harvest. "
"The farmer watched the flight of the crows, hoping to find a good augury for the upcoming harvest. "
animal mythology religion astrology supernatural sign tradition

Related Words

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration acceptance

acceptance noun

/ək.ˈsɛp.təns/

The act of accepting; a receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.

"the acceptance of a gift, office, doctrine, etc."

Illustration foreboding

foreboding verb

/fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋ/ /fɔːrˈboʊdɪŋɡ/

To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).

"The dark clouds gathering overhead foreboded a heavy thunderstorm. "

Illustration unexpected

unexpected adjective

/ʌnɪkˈspɛktɪd/

Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.

"The heavy rain was unexpected; we had planned a picnic in the park. "

Illustration divination

divination noun

/ˌdɪvɨˈneɪʃən/

The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events.

"The fortune teller used tarot cards for divination, hoping to reveal what the future held. "

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

Illustration prediction

prediction noun

/pɹɪˈdɪkʃn/

A statement of what will happen in the future.

"The weather forecast is a prediction of what the weather will be tomorrow. "

Illustration gathering

gathering noun

/ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

"I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists."

Illustration successful

successful adjective

/səkˈsɛsfl̩/

Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect

"a successful use of medicine;  a successful experiment;  a successful enterprise"

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

Illustration experienced

experienced verb

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪənst/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.ənst/

To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

"I experienced a lot of new things during my summer vacation. "

Illustration behaviour

behaviour noun

/bɪˈheɪvjə/ /bɪˈheɪvjɚ/

The way a living creature behaves or acts.

"The teacher praised Sarah's good behaviour in class. "