| Main Entry: | omen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sign of something to come |
Synonyms: |
augury, auspice, bodement, boding, foreboding, foretoken, harbinger, indication, portent, premonition, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prophecy, straw, warning, writing on the wall |
| Notes: | omen has a negative connotation, a connotation absent from the word augury; generally, augury bodes well for the future, an omen bodes ill a harbinger is an indication of the approach of something or someone; a messenger is a person who carries a communications or performs an errand; an omen is a sign of something about to happen |
| Main Entry: | portent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indication, forewarning |
Synonyms: |
augury, bodement, boding, caution, clue, foreboding, foreshadowing, foretoken, funny feeling, handwriting on the wall, harbinger, hunch, omen, premonition, presage, presentiment, prognostic, prognostication, sign, sinking feeling, threat, vibes, warning |
| Main Entry: | presage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prediction, indication |
Synonyms: |
apprehension, apprehensiveness, augury, auspice, bodement, boding, forecast, foretoken, forewarning, harbinger, intimation, misgiving, omen, portent, premonition, prenotion, presentiment, prognostic, prognostication, prophecy, sign, warning |
| Main Entry: | prefigurement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | omen |
Synonyms: |
augury, auspice, bodement, boding, foreboding, forerunner, foretoken, harbinger, indication, portent, premonition, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prophecy, sign*, straw, warning, writing, writing on the wall |
| Main Entry: | prognostic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | omen |
Synonyms: |
augury, auspice, bodement, boding, foreboding, forerunner, foretoken, harbinger, indication, portent, prefigurement, premonition, presage, prognostication, prophecy, sign*, straw, warning, writing, writing on the wall |
| Main Entry: | prognostication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | omen |
Synonyms: |
augury, auspice, bodement, boding, foreboding, forerunner, foretoken, harbinger, indication, portent, prefigurement, premonition, presage, prognostic, prophecy, sign*, straw, warning, writing, writing on the wall |
| Concept: | Omen. |
| Category: | 2. To the Future |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
omen, portent, presage, prognostic, augury, auspice; sign (indication); harbinger (precursor); yule candle., bird of ill omen; signs of the times; gathering clouds; warning., prefigurement.
-adjectives
ill-boding.
-phrases
auspicium melioris aevi.
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