[DOC] [TLE] auspic-, auspec- - Word Information [PAR] A religious official of ancient Rome; especially, one who interpreted omens 
based on ... To give a favorable turn when starting something; to inaugurate; a 
sense ... Etymology: from Latin auspicium, "divination by observing the flight of 
birds"; from ... Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: It was an 
auspicious... [DOC] [TLE] November 16, 2008 [PAR] This British prime minister gave a famous speech in Fulton, Missouri March 5, 
1946 Winston .... a blanket Linus In 1960 the wavelength of light from krypton-86 
was used to define this measurement, also ... Life The Roman auspices, 
divination by the flight of birds, gave us this adjective meaning "promising" 
Auspicious As in... [DOC] [TLE] Piety in Xenophon's Theory of Leadership - research.ncl.ac.uk ... [PAR] Keywords: Xenophon, piety, leadership, divination, seer, sacrifice. ... occasionally 
reports god-sent dreams and bird omens (oinoi, often translated as 'auspices'). 
But the primary means of .... towards both gods and other people (whereas the 
adjective ..... boasted of their superior wisdom, and to give us the position. [DOC] [TLE] auspicious - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "auspicious" definition: auguring favorable circumstances and good luck. ... word 
originally pertaining to the taking of auspices by the augurs of ancient Rome. ... 
sense-specific] | promising [synonym, sense-specific] | propitious [synonym, ... 
Latin auspicium "divination by observing the flight of birds", from "auspex" (
genitive . [DOC] [TLE] LacusCurtius  Dionysius' Roman Antiquities  Book III Chapters 46 ... [PAR] Feb 7, 2005 ... 2 I shall now relate, following the account I have found in the Roman annals, ... 
cargo to Greece, by which means he became possessed of great wealth. ... rising 
in a circular flight, hid himself in the depths of the circumambient air, ...... and 
ordered them first to consult the auspices concerning the site itself,... [DOC] [TLE] Divination and Roman Historiography | Alex Nice - Academia.edu [PAR] The importance of divination at Rome is explored in Chapter Two. ..... for a wide 
range of signs, but especially those associated with the flight and call of birds. .... 
fortuitous signs in the form of omina and sortes, finally auspices and augury. 55 
This ...... 53 At no point does Livy allow us to accept fully that Scipio may have 
been... [DOC] [TLE] Virgil, Aeneid 4.1299 - Open Book Publishers [PAR] He recounts the fall of Troy and his flight from the burning city (Aeneid 2) and tells 
... the Dido-episode in subsequent books of the epic, may have to contribute to 
our ... subtly reminds us that the curse with which Dido sends Aeneas on his way 
at ... benefit, revealing the impressive future that lies in store for her city of Rome. [DOC] [TLE] Handout 3 - Roots of Europe [PAR] An Umbrian augural term and its implications: avieka- 'take the auspices' ... b cf. 
the two oldest Roman prayers (both addressed to Mars), i.e. .... 13 the two most 
important forms of ancient Italic divination (4c(iii)): ... 15 on augural bird-sighting (
to be interpreted for its meaning about the ... b are they flying alone or in groups? [DOC] [TLE] Religion in ancient Rome - Revolvy [PAR] According to legends , most of Rome's religious institutions could be traced to its 
... The meaning and origin of many archaic festivals baffled even Rome's ..... 
templum  especially the flight of birds  were sent by the gods in response to .... 
The state-sanctioned taking of auspices was a form of public divination with the 
intent... [DOC] [TLE] Wikipedia Terms - Princeton University [PAR] give  county  early ... american  require .... definition  arm ... flight  fourth .... bird 
 formula ... roman ...... adjective  rider ...... promising ..... auspice ...... divination... [DOC] [TLE] Vocab Word of the day - StudyBlue [PAR] All three words are derived from Latin and share the meaning "to reduce to small 
particles. ... Her name

Question: The Roman auspices, divination by the flight of birds, gave us this adjective meaning "promising"
Answer: auspicious