Augur — mit Krummstab, Abbildung aus dem Nordisk familjebok Ein Augur war ein römischer Beamter, der zu ergründen hatte, ob ein vom Staat oder von einem pater familias (Familienoberhaupt) geplantes Unternehmen den Göttern genehm sei. Er verkündete den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Augur — Not to be confused with auger or agar. For other uses, see Augur (disambiguation). Augury redirects here. For the band, see Augury (band). An augur holding a lituus, the curved wand often used as a symbol of augury on Roman coins The augur… … Wikipedia
Haruspex — Etruscan inscriptions on the bronze sheep s liver of Piacenza In Roman and Etruscan religious practice, a haruspex (plural haruspices; Latin auspex, plural auspices) was a man trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy, hepatoscopy … Wikipedia
Haruspex — Ein Haruspex (lat.; Plural: Haruspices) war ein Angehöriger eines altrömischen Priesterkollegiums. Seine Aufgabe war, aus den Eingeweiden der geschlachteten Opfertiere vorauszusagen, ob die Götter eine beabsichtigte Unternehmung billigten oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
AUGUR — The principal Etruscan ritual specialist. See also NETSVIS; HARUSPEX … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
HARUSPEX — The Latin term for the Etruscan ritual specialist. See also AUGUR; DISCIPLINA ETRUSCA … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
augur — Synonyms and related words: Cassandra, Druid, adumbrate, argue, astrologer, bespeak, betoken, bid fair to, bode, calamity howler, crystal gazer, divinator, divine, diviner, divineress, forebode, forecast, forecaster, foreknower, foreseer,… … Moby Thesaurus
augur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. foretell, prophesy; signify, presage. See prediction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. predict, forecast, prognosticate, presage; see anticipate 1 , foretell . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. prophet, seer … English dictionary for students
haruspex — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also aruspex noun A person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means: augur, auspex, diviner, foreteller, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, soothsayer, vaticinator. See FORESIGHT … English dictionary for students
augur — n 1. seer, soothsayer, oracle, prophet, prog nosticator, fortuneteller, foreteller, predictor, fore seer; diviner, divinator, geomancer, (in ancient Rome) haruspex. v 2. prognosticate, prophesy, predict, soothsay, vaticinate; foretell, forecast,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder