Augsburg confession
the statement of beliefs and doctrines of the lutherans, formulated by melanchthon and endorsed by the lutheran princes, which was presented at the diet of augsburg in 1530 and which became the chief creed of the lutheran church.
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- Augur well for
also, augur ill for; bode well or ill for. have good (or bad) expectations for someone or something. for example, john’s recovery from surgery augurs well for the team and the republican victory in the congressional elections bodes ill for affirmative action. the verb augur is derived from the latin word for “soothsayer” (predictor of […]
- Augural
the art or practice of an ; divination. the rite or ceremony of an augur. an omen, token, or indication. historical examples i am writing treatises on augural, pontifical, and civil law. treatises on friendship and old age marcus tullius cicero thus, the boundaries of rome itself, of colonies and camps, were all marked out […]
- Augured
one of a group of ancient roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs. soothsayer; prophet. to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate. to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken: mounting sales augur a profitable year. to conjecture from signs or omens; predict. to be a […]
- Augury
the art or practice of an ; divination. the rite or ceremony of an augur. an omen, token, or indication. contemporary examples when he ended vieux carré with the stage direction, “the house is empty now,” lahr somberly terms it “an augury and an epitaph.” john lahr’s biography perfectly captures tennessee williams’ tortured greatness wendy […]
- Auguring
one of a group of ancient roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs. soothsayer; prophet. to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate. to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken: mounting sales augur a profitable year. to conjecture from signs or omens; predict. to be a […]