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Augur vs Premonition - What's the difference?

augur | premonition |

As nouns the difference between augur and premonition

is that augur is augur (diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds), especially in the context of ancient rome while premonition is a clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.

augur

English

(wikipedia augur)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
  • * Dryden
  • Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found / Without a priestly curse or boding sound.
  • (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events.
  • Verb

  • To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events.
  • To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable issue.
  • to augur well or ill

    Derived terms

    * augury

    premonition

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.
  • A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively).
  • Synonyms

    * bad feeling, gut feeling, vision, second sight (informal)

    References