单词 | augurist |
释义 | auguristn. Now rare. An augur, a diviner; an expert in augury. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > augury, divination from omens > [noun] > augur, diviner from omens augura1393 auguryne?a1425 conjectora1425 augurerc1450 augurizer1588 conjecturer1612 augurya1616 augurist1623 auspicator1652 omen-monger1777 1623 in H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii. sig. F3 A Soothsayer, Mahematicean [sic], Augurist, Harior. 1625 J. Taylor Fearefull Summer sig. A8 Prophetick Augurists. 1670 J. Ogilby tr. A. Montanus Atlas Japannensis 123 What Observations made not the Augurists out of the Flight and various Voyces of Birds? 1776 E. Jones tr. Cicero Brutus 185 A skilful Augurist and Civilian, and a thorough Adept in the Roman History. 1993 Toronto Star 20 Jan. a15 Most journalists warn it is too early to say, but some augurists are saying it looks promising. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1623 |
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