1. a sign or portent of what will happen in the future
2. the practice of predicting the future by observing signs or omens
Usage: archaic or formal

Examples

• The dark clouds were seen as an augury of the coming storm.
• Many people viewed the unexpected victory as a good augury for the team's season.
• In ancient Rome, priests practiced augury by studying the flight of birds.
• The sudden silence in the room seemed like an augury of bad news.
• Some considered the early frost an augury of a harsh winter ahead.
• The company's strong quarterly earnings were an augury of future growth.