auspice

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Allah said: Surely their evil auspice, their hardship and abundance was only with Allah i.e. from Allah.

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  1. noun Protection or support; patronage.
  2. noun A sign indicative of future prospects; an omen: Auspices for the venture seemed favorable.
  3. noun Observation of and divination from the actions of birds.

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  • As a bio pic of the real man, "Ip Man" the movie is clearing working under the auspice of —  BeyondHollywood.com | Movie News, Reviews, and Opinions
  • The Silver medal in this category goes to "to auspice", while gold goes to the verb "to sunset". —  Memex 1.1
  • The Ethiopian defense minister Siraj Fergesa said the deal was motivated by the commitment of the two countries to support peace efforts in the continent under the auspice if the African Union.
  • It's their day job, paid for through myriad and seedy channels by Iran, under the general auspice of 'Holy War'. —  Infidel Bloggers Alliance
  • The 2-13-09 dreaded press conference proved his incompetence as to the following Q & A w / the journalist: Please refer to a provocative article written under the auspice of "The American Spectator" by "The Prowler" on 2-16-09 @ 6: 09 AM.
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin auspicium, bird divination, auspices, from auspex, auspic-, bird augur; see awi- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from French auspice, plural auspices, from Latin auspicium, divination from the flight of birds, a sign, omen, from auspex, a diviner: see auspex.
 

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