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omen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication |
| Type of | foretoken, preindication, sign, augury |
| Has types | foreboding, auspice, death knell |
| Derivation | ominous |
he looked for an omen before going into battle.
Examples of omen
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This was really disappointing for me but a terrible omen for Obama's reelection.
From the forbes.com
Perhaps I should have taken what happened the night before the shoot as an omen.
From the denverpost.com
The several hundred fans in attendance would try not to take that as a bad omen.
From the washingtontimes.com
She has never taken the ring off, and some part of her fears that it is an omen.
From the kansas.com
Perhaps the United renegotiation is an omen for the future of regional airlines.
From the usatoday.com
The party-goers think that's a bad omen, and decide it's time to wrap things up.
From the npr.org
A bad omen for those heading towards the island these passengers have just left.
From the smh.com.au
It was an omen, they warned, of much death and change of government in the land.
From the time.com
The Borana in Kenya and Ethiopia, for instance, regard eclipses as an evil omen.
From the time.com
- A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
- Bode: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
- An omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. ...
- Omen is the seventh studio album from the metal band Soulfly. It was recorded in November 2009 and was released first in Japan on May 18, 2010 and on May 25, 2010 in other parts of the world. It was released on the 24th parts of Europe.
- In the religions of ancient Rome, an omen, plural omina, was a sign intimating the future, considered less important to the community than a prodigium but of great importance to the person who heard or saw it.
- OMEN is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in Los Angeles, CA, in 1983, by lead guitarist Kenny Powell; previously with Savage Grace and signed on with Metal Blade in 1984, with whom they released their first three studio albums and Teeth of the Hydra, a compilation album. ...
- Lilith Clay is a young superheroine who occasionally appears in DC Comic's Teen Titans titles.
- An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change.
- Something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding; prophetic significance; To be an omen of; To divine or predict from omens
