An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.
One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a diviner; a prophet.
To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to foreshow.
To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.
To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken; to presage; to infer.
A soothsayer, prophet, or diviner.
(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
a member of the college of augurs which originally only included three members and was gradually expanded to sixteen. These men were diviners whose duty it was to determine whether the gods were in favor of a proposed action through the observation of signs. These signs were often given by birds. Being a priest in the college was a highly dignified post. The highest ranking members of society which included members of the imperial family considered it to be an honor and an advantage to be chosen as a member of this college.
a profit or soothsayer; a diviner of fortunes. (Archaic definition: Roman cleric of ancient times - b.c. - who interpreted the omens and the signs, normally for a hefty fee.)
A man whose job was to divine the future by watching the behaviour of birds. For example, predicting the success of a course of action by observing the flight of birds across the sky. The process is called "augury."
Roman priest who practiced divination
The Augur (pl: augures) was a priest and official in ancient Rome. His main role was to interpret the will of the gods by studying the flight of the birds (flying in groups/alone, what noises they make as they fly, direction of flight and what kind of birds they are), known as "taking the auspices." The ceremony and function of the augur was central to any major undertaking in Roman society--public or private--including matters of war, commerce, and religion.
