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augury

augury Augury is a form of divination in which signs or omens are interpreted to gain knowledge believed to come from a superhuman source.

Augury is a form of divination in which signs or omens are interpreted to gain knowledge believed to come from a superhuman source. In this historical account, augury includes reading chance events or natural occurrences symbolically, such as animal appearances or cries.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Magic (1) and (2) Divination” (Magic (1) and (2) Divination).
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