omen
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
a prognostic.
prophetic significance; presage: a bird of ill omen.
to be an omen of; portend.
to divine, as if from omens.
Origin of omen
1synonym study For omen
Other words for omen
Other words from omen
- un·o·mened, adjective
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How to use omen in a sentence
No wonder they were often considered bad omens: no soothsayer could tell when one might appear.
No miracles and few omens were evident during the two-hour ceremony, but the enormous crowd will never forget it.
Onscene as Pope Francis Makes Saints of John Paul II and John XXIII | Barbie Latza Nadeau | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBalanchine danced the role of Polio and Tanaquil, the Etruscan Queen sensitive to omens, danced the victim.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse | Nancy Buirski | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe first name is that of an Etruscan Queen, one sensitive to omens.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse | Nancy Buirski | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was very open to all sorts of omens, portents, and forces.
Murder, Sex, and the Writing Life: Norman Mailer’s Biography | Ronald K. Fried | November 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Owing to their strange appearance, comets were to the ancients omens of calamity.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerI have sinned against thee; I had wilfully avoided thy warning omens, led on by an irresistible destiny and by a proud heart.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorBesides he was the first traveller I met after those good omens; he was neither blind nor lame; assuredly therefore he was bunij.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows TaylorThe guests arrived before the hour of sunrise, and even then the omens had been already taken.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonMen spake low of many other dreams and omens of divers kinds, and the bulk of them were of ill import.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri Sturluson
British Dictionary definitions for omen
/ (ˈəʊmən) /
a phenomenon or occurrence regarded as a sign of future happiness or disaster
prophetic significance
(tr) to portend
Origin of omen
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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