Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or belonging to auspices or omens.

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Examples

  • This auspicatory formula was borrowed by Al – Islam not from the Jews but from the Guebre

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • This auspicatory formula was borrowed by Al-Islam not from the Jews but from the Guebre "Ba nám-i-Yezdán bakhsháishgar-i-dádár!"

    Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

  • It should also be observed that, including the auspicatory formula, there are the same number of petitions in this Sura as in the Lord's Prayer.

    The Koran (Al-Qur'an) 1854

  • This auspicatory form, and also the titles of the chapters, are by the generality of the doctors and commentators believed to be of divine original, no less than the text itself; but the more moderate are of opinion they are only human additions, and not the very word of GOD.

    The Koran (Al-Qur'an) George Sale 1716

  • It is observable that this chapter alone has not the auspicatory form,

    The Koran (Al-Qur'an) George Sale 1716

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