auspices Copy link Outline I. OmensII. Direction, protection; q. v. • auspices: I. Omens: auspĭcĭum: the consul said that what was done for the safety of the state was done with the most favourable a., consul dixit optimis a. ea geri quae pro reipublicae salute gererentur, Cic.: against the a., contra auspicia, Cic. Phr.: after taking the a., auspĭcāto: Cic.: the taking of the a., auspĭcātus, ūs: Plin.: in a place consecrated by the a., auspicato in loco., Cic.: Hor.: Gracchus forgot to take the a., Gracchus auspicari est oblitus, Cic. II. Direction, protection; q. v.: auspĭcĭum: under your a. wars have been terminated throughout the world, tuis a. totum confecta duella per orbem, Hor. Phr.: under the a. of Teucer, auspice Teucro, Hor.: under the a. of the gods, diis auspicibus, Virg.: Ov.