augury

1. (by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.Examples: "In Wordsworth's first preludings there is but a dim foreboding of the creator of an era. From Southey's early poems, a safer augury might have been drawn."; "No augury could be hopefuller. The Fates must indeed be hard, the Ordeal severe, the Destiny dark, that could destroy so bright a Spring!"; "Fortunately many of the younger men are keen enough to make a success of their work, and this gives a better augury for the future."broadlycountableuncountable