What is another word for Augural?

Pronunciation: [ˈɔːɡjʊɹə͡l] (IPA)

Augural is a term that is often used to describe an event or occurrence that is a sign of things to come. Whether it is a positive or negative omen, the word augural can express a sense of anticipation and significance. There are many synonyms for the word augural that can be used to convey this same sense of premonition. These synonyms can include prophetic, portentous, forewarning, presaging, foreshadowing, ominous, foreboding, and precognitive. Each of these words carries its own unique connotations and can be used to describe different types of augural events. Whether one is describing a dream, a vision, or a feeling, there is sure to be a synonym for augural that can capture the essence of the moment.

Synonyms for Augural:

What are the hypernyms for Augural?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Augural

Neither pontifical law nor Augural science ever obtained credit outside of the Latin world.
"The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism"
Franz Cumont
The persons, however, appointed by Camillus to resume and mark out, in this general confusion, all consecrated places, coming, in their way round the Palatium, to the chapel of Mars, found the chapel itself indeed destroyed and burnt to the ground, like everything else, by the barbarians; but whilst they were clearing the place, and carrying away the rubbish, lit upon Romulus's Augural staff, buried under a great heap of ashes.
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh
In the city of Padua, one Caius Cornelius, who had the character of a good augur, the fellow-citizen and acquaintance of Livy, the historian, happened to be making some Augural observations that very day when the battle was fought.
"Plutarch-Lives-of-the-noble-Grecians-and-Romans"
Clough, Arthur Hugh

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