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augurisms

augurisms is the plural of augurism.

Meaning of augurism

Noun

augurism (countable and uncountable, plural augurisms)

  1. The act of foretelling; prophecy.
    • I have heard them say, that what the fates fore point, that fortune pricketh down with a period; that the stars are sticklers in Venus' court, and desire hangs at the heel of destiny: if it be so, then by all probable conjectures, this match will be a marriage: for if augurism be authentical, or...1590, Thomas Lodge, Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacy

Questions about augurisms

What is augurisms the plural of?
Augurisms is the plural of augurism.

Words near augurisms in the dictionary

  1. augurise
  2. augurised
  3. augurises
  4. augurising
  5. augurism
  6. augurisms
  7. augurist
  8. augurists
  9. augurize
  10. augurized
  11. augurizes

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