intransitive verb

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

the end of the cold war seemed to augur well

bode

noun

(in ancient Rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behavior of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

In the case of the augurs or haruspices of Rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation of the entrails for prophetic purposes.

seer,soothsayer,fortune teller,crystal gazer,clairvoyant,psychic,visionary,prognosticator,diviner,prophesier,prophet,prophetess,oracle,sibyl,sage,wise man,wise woman