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augur, ŭris (earlier also auger, Prisc. p. 554 P.), comm. (cf. Prob. p. 1455 P., and Phoc. p. 1695 P.) [avis and Sanscr. gar, to call, to show, make known. Van.], an auqur, diviner, soothsayer; at Rome, a member of a particular college of priests, much reverenced in earlier ages, who made known the future by observing the lightning, the flight or notes of birds, the feeding of the sacred fowls, certain appearances of quadrupeds, and any unusual occurrences (v dirae).

  1. I. Lit.: Interpretes Jovis optumi maxumi, publici augures, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20; Fest. s. v. quinque, p. 26 Müll.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 537; and others cited in Müll. Etrusk. 2, p. 116 sq., and Smith, Dict. Antiq. (diff. from auspex, orig. as a general idea from a particular one, since the auspex observed only the flight of birds; cf. Non. p. 429, 26. Yet as this latter kind of augury was the most common, the two words are frequently interchanged or employed in connection; cf. Enn. ap. Cic. Div 1, 48, 107: dant operam simul auspicio augurioque).
  2. II. Transf., any soothsayer, diviner, seer, in gen.: augur Apollo, as god of prophecy (v. Apollo), Hor. C. 1, 2, 32; so, augur Phoebus, id. C. S. 61: Argivus, i.e. Amphiaraus, id. C. 3, 16, 11; id. Ep. 1, 20, 9; Prop. 3, 14, 3: veri providus augur Thestorides, i. e. Calchas, Ov. M. 12, 18; 12, 307; 15, 596; 3, 349; 3, 512 al.: nocturnae imaginis augur, interpreter of night-visions, id. Am. 3, 5, 31: pessimus in dubiis augur timor, fear, the basest prophet, Stat. Th. 3, 6.
    Fem.: aquae nisi fallit augur Annosa cornix, Hor. C. 3, 17, 12: simque augur cassa futuri! Stat. Th. 9, 629; Vulg. Deut. 18, 14; ib. Isa. 2, 6; ib. Jer. 27, 9: augures caeli, ib. Isa. 47, 13.

augŭra, v. augurium init.

‡ augŭrācŭlum, i, n. [auguror], the name by which the citadel of Rome was anciently called, because the augurs there observed the flight of birds, Paul. ex Fest. p. 18 Müll.

augùrālis (augŭrĭālis, App. Not. Aspir. § 8), e, adj. [augur].

  1. I. Of or belonging to augurs, relating to soothsaying or prophecy, augurial: libri, Cic. Div. 1, 33, 72; id. Fam. 3, 4; cf. Müll. Etrusk. 1, p. 122: jus, Cic. Brut. 77, 267: cena, which the augur gave on his entrance into office, Varr. R. R. 3, 6, 6, Cic. Fam. 7, 26: insignia, Liv 10, 7: sacerdotium, Suet. Claud. 4; id. Gram. 12: verbum, Gell. 6, 6, 4.
    Hence,
  2. II. Subst.: augŭrāle, is, n.
    1. A. A part of the headquarters of a Roman camp, where the general took auguries: structam ante augurale aram, Tac. A. 15, 30: egressus augurali, id. ib. 2, 13.
      Hence (pars pro toto), the principal tent: tabernaculum ducis, augurale, Quint. 8, 2, 8.
    2. B. The augur’s wand or staff = lituus, Sen. Tranq. 11.

augùrātĭo, ōnis, f. [auguror].

  1. I. A divining, a soothsaying: quae tandem ista auguratio est ex passeribus? * Cic. Div. 2, 30, 65.
  2. II. The art of divining, Lact. 2, 16.

augŭrātō, v. auguror fin.

augŭrātōrĭum, ii, n. [auguror], a place where auguries were taken (postAug.), Inscr. Orell. 2286; P. Vict. Region. Urb. 10, Hyg. Castr. p. 52 Schel.

augŭrātrix, īcis, f. [auguror], a female soothsayer or diviner (post-class.), Vulg. Isa. 57, 3 (as transl. of the Heb. [??]; but in Paul. ex Fest. p. 117, the correct reading is argutatrix; v. Müll. ad h. l.).

augŭrātus, ūs, m. [auguror].

  1. I. The office of augur. auguratus alicujus, Cic. Vatin. 9: insigne auguratūs, id. Div. 1, 17, 30: scientia auguratūs, id. ib.: auguratu praeditus, Tac. A. 1, 62: auguratum accipere, Plin. Ep. 4, 8, 1.
  2. II. = augurium, augury, Tert. Anim. 26.

augŭrĭālis, v. auguralis.

Augŭrīnus, i, m., a surname of the Minucii in the Fasti Capitolini.

augŭrĭum, ii, n. (plur. augura, heterocl., like aplustra from aplustre, Att. ap. Non. p. 488, 2, or Trag. Rel. p. 217 Rib.) [augur], the observation and interpretation of omens, augury (v. augur and the pass. there cited).

  1. I. Lit.: pro certo arbitrabor sortes oracla adytus augura? Att., Trag. Rel. p. 217 Rib.: agere, Varr. L. L. 6, § 42 Müll.; Cic. Div. 1, 17, 32; id. Off. 3, 16, 66: capere, Suet. Aug. 95: quaerere, Vulg. Num. 24, 1: observare, ib. Deut. 18, 10; ib. 4 Reg. 21, 6: non est augurium in Jacob, ib. Num. 23, 23: dare, Ov. Tr. 3, 1, 36: nuntiare, Liv. 1, 7: decantare, Cic. Div. 1, 47, 105: accipere, to understand or receive as an omen, Liv. 1, 34; 10, 40; Val. Fl. 1, 161: augurium factum, Suet. Vit. 18: augurio experiri aliquid, Flor. 1, 5, 3: augurium salutis, an augury instituted in time of peace, for the inquiry whether one could supplicate the Deity for the prosperity of the state (de salute), Cic. Div. 1, 47, 105; Suet. Aug. 31; Tac. A. 12, 23; cf. Dio Cass. 37, 24, and Fabric. ad h. l.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Any kind of divination, prophecy, soothsaying, interpretation: auguria rerum futurarum, Cic. Phil. 2, 35, 89: conjugis augurio (by the interpretation of quamquam Titania mota est, Ov. M. 1, 395: Divinatio arroris et auguria mendacia vanitas est, Vulg Eccli. 34, 5.
      And transf. to the internal sense. presentiment, foreboding of future occurrences inhaeret in mentibus quasi saeclorum quoddam augurium futurorum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 33; id. Fam 6, 6: Fallitur augurio spes bona saepe suo, Ov. H. 16, 234: Auguror, nec me fallit augurium, historias tuas immortales futuras, Plin. Ep. 7, 33, 1 al.
    2. B. Object, a sign, omen, token, prognostic: thymum augurium mellis est, Plin. 21, 10, 31, § 56: augurium valetudinis ex eā traditur, si etc., id. 28, 6, 19, § 68.
    3. C. The art of the augur, augury: cui laetus Apollo Augurium citharamque dabat, Verg. A. 12, 394 (v. Apollo and augur): Rex idero et regi Turno gratissimus augur, id. ib. 9, 327; Flor. 1, 5, 2.

augu/rĭus, a, um, adj. [auguror], of or pertaining to the augur, augural (very rare): jus augurium, Cic. Sen. 4, 12; id. Fam. 3, 9, 3; Gell. praef. § 13.

augūro, v. auguror fin.

augŭror, ātus. 1, v. dep. (class. for the ante-class. and poet. act. augnro, āre, v. infra) [augur].

  1. I. To perform the services or fill the office of an augur, to take auguries, observs and interpret omens, to augur, prophesy, predict (hence with the acc. of that which is prophesied): Calchas ex passerum numero belli Trojani annos auguratus est, Cic. Div 1, 33, 72; so id. ib. 1, 15, 27; id. Fam. 6, 6: avis quasdam rerum augurandarum causa esse natas putamus, id. N D. 2, 64, 160; Suet. Oth 7 fin.; id. Gram. 1: in quo (scypho) augurari solet, Vulg. Gen. 44, 5: augurandi scientia, ib. ib. 44, 15; ib. Lev. 19, 26.
    Transf from the sphere of religion,
  2. II. Ingen, to predict, forebode, foretell; or of the internal sense (cf. augurium, II. A.), to surmise, conjecture, suppose: Theramenes Critiae, cui venenum praebiberat, mortem est auguratus, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 96: ex nomine istins, quid in provinciā facturus esset, perridicule homines augurabantur, id. Verr. 2, 2, 6: in Persis augurantur et divinant Magi, id. Div. 1, 41, 90: Recte auguraris de me nihil a me abesse longius crudelitate, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 16, A: futurae pugnae fortunam ipso cantu augurantur, Tac. G. 3 al.: quantum ego opinione auguror, Cic. Mur. 31, 65: quantum auguror coniectura, id. de Or. 1, 21. 95; so, mente aliquid, Curt 10, 5, 13: Hac ego contentus auguror esse deos, Ov. P. 3, 4, 80: erant, qui Vespasianum et arma Orientis augurarentur, Tac. H. 1, 50: Macedones iter jaciendo operi monstrāsse eam (beiuam) augurabantur, Curt. 4, 4, 5.
    Note: The act. subordinate form auguro, āre (by Plin. ap. Serv. ad Verg A. 7, 273, erroneously distinguished from this in signif.).
      1. 1. (Acc. to I.) Sacerdotes salutem populi auguranto, Cic. Leg. 2, 8.
        Trop.: oculis investigans astute augura, look carefully around you like an augur, Plant. Cist. 4, 2, 26.
        Pass.: res, locus auguratur, is consecrated by auguries: certaeque res augurantur, Lucius Caesar ap. Prisc. p. 791 P.: in Rostris, in illo augurato templo ac loco, Cic. Vatin. 10; so Liv. 8, 5: augurato (abl. absol.), after taking auguries (cf. auspicato under auspicor fin.): sicut Romulus augurato in urbe condenda regnum adeptus est, Liv. 1, 18; Suet. Aug. 7 fin. dub. Roth.
      2. 2. (Acc. to II.) Hoc conjecturā auguro, Enn. ap. Non. p. 469, 8 (Trag. v. 327 Vahl.); so Pac. ap. Non. l. l.; Att. ib.; Cic. Rep. Fragm. ib. (p. 431 Moser): praesentit animus et augurat quodam modo, quae futura sit suavitas, id. Ep. ad Caiv. ib. (IV. 2, p. 467 Orell.): si quid veri mens augurat, Verg. A. 7, 273: quis non prima repellat Monstra deum longosque sibi mon auguret annos? Val. Fl. 3, 356.