omen

Roget-categorie 512

4. Words relating to the intellectual faculties
› 4.6. Extension of thought
›› 4.6.2. To the future

#512. Omen

zelfstandig naamwoord

omen, portent, presage, prognostic, augury, auspice — sign etc. (indication) 550 — harbinger etc. (precursor) 64 — yule candle^†.
bird of ill omen — signs of the times — gathering clouds — warning etc. 668.
prefigurement etc. 511.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

ill-boding.

uitdrukking

auspicium melioris aevi [Lat.].

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

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