Omen
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- Something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding.
- prophetic significance
- a sign of ill omen
An omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change.
Interpretation of omens and prophetic signs is a form of divination.
Omens may be considered "good" or "bad", but the term is more often used in a foreboding sense, as with the word "ominous".
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See also
- Biblical Magi
- Battle of Halys
- Coincidence
- Death-warning
- Delusions of reference
- Divination
- Harbinger
- Luck
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