Meaning of auspication | Babel Free

Definitions

Divination by birds; auspice.

countable, historical, uncountable

Examples

“[This] auspication contradicts the typical character of Roman auspications as yes / no inquiries and the typical reference of an auspication to a single day.”

“... auspication of a different kind. He pointed out that "to have the auspices" meant the active possibility to […] auspication which always applied to all assemblies. The observation of the flight of birds was a type of[…]”

“... auspication begun at night could continue into the day. Other kinds of auspices could be received at, or after, dawn: for example, Livy imagines a dictator watching for the signal of favourable signs ex avibus from augurs on the[…]”

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