Auspice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Protection or support; patronage.
  • n. A sign indicative of future prospects; an omen: Auspices for the venture seemed favorable.
  • n. Observation of and divination from the actions of birds.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Patronage or protection.
  • n. An omen or a sign.
  • n. Divination from the actions of birds.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen or sign in general; an indication as to the future.
  • n. Protection; patronage and care; guidance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An augury from birds; an omen or a sign in general: as, to take the auspices; an auspice of good fortune.
  • n. Protection or lead; favoring or propitious influence; patronage: especially in the phrase under the auspices (of).
  • n. A circumstance or conjunction of circumstances betokening success: as, his career was begun under the fairest auspices.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a favorable omen
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    omen    prognostication    prognostic    presage    prodigy    portent    support    divination    fortunetelling    augury   
    Variant
    auspices   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    augury    protection    guidance    divination    sign    patronage   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts