Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or belonging to auspices or omens.
Examples
“This auspicatory formula was borrowed by Al – Islam not from the Jews but from the Guebre”
“This auspicatory formula was borrowed by Al-Islam not from the Jews but from the Guebre "Ba nám-i-Yezdán bakhsháishgar-i-dádár!”
“It should also be observed that, including the auspicatory formula, there are the same number of petitions in this Sura as in the Lord's Prayer.”
“This auspicatory form, and also the titles of the chapters, are by the generality of the doctors and commentators believed to be of divine original, no less than the text itself; but the more moderate are of opinion they are only human additions, and not the very word of GOD.”
“It is observable that this chapter alone has not the auspicatory form,”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘auspicatory’.
-
_mark's list
Words I like!
( personal list, favorite words, randomness )psy, nanobot, success, smack, vibration, microcosmic, springgraph, marksmanship, estranged, homoerotic, flex, fiasco and 1695 more...
-
Unusual Vocabulary from Network (1976)
Rare words and uses of words from the film "Network", just because I love the dialogue so much. I wish I could find a version of the screenplay to see what gems didn't make the cut. (I'm just going...
precipitate, mandarin, ecumenical, hobgoblin, unconscionable, Savonarola, messianic, top brass, auspicatory, oraculate, jeremiad, sibilant and 30 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for auspicatory.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.