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auspice

noun aus·pice \ ˈȯs-pəs \

Definition of auspice

plural auspices play \-pə-səz, -ˌsēz\
1 auspices plural :kindly patronage and guidance
  • doing research under the auspices of the local historical society
2 :a prophetic sign; especially :a favorable sign
3 :observation by an augur especially of the flight and feeding of birds to discover omens

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  1. a program for inner-city youths that is under the auspices of a national corporation

  2. interpreted the teacher's smile as an auspice that he would get an A on his presentation

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Origin and Etymology of auspice

Latin auspicium, from auspic-, auspex diviner by birds, from avis bird + specere to look, look at — more at aviary, spy

auspice Synonyms

Synonyms
aegis (also egis), backing, patronage, sponsorship
Related Words
bankrolling, endowment, financing, funding, subsidy; encouragement, fosterage; aid, assistance, help

Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith

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