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ōmen (old form osmen), ĭnis, n. [omen quod ex ore primum elatum est, osmen dictum, Varr. L. L. 6, § 76 Müll.; cf.: osmen, e quo s extritum, id. ib. 7, § 97: omen velut oremen, quod fit ore augurium, quod non avibus aliove modo fit, Fest. p 195 Müll.; perh. orig. osmen, for ausmen; root audio, that which is heard; hence, in gen.].

• Lit., any indication or action regarded as a foreboding, a foreboding, prognostic, sign, token, omen (class.; cf. prodigium): di te deaeque omnes faxint cum istoc omine, with your forebodings, Plaut. Most. 2, 2, 33 (463): neque solum deorum voces Pythagoraei observaverunt, sed etiam hominum, quae vocant omina, Cic. Div. 1, 45. 102: ea quae divina testimonia vocant, ex responsis, oraculis, ominibus, Quint. 5, 7, 35: mi pater, inquit (filiola L. Pauli), Persa (catellus) periit. Tum ille Accipio, inquit, mea filia, omen, I take it as a good omen (of a victory over king Perses), Cic. Div. 1, 46, 103: ingens omen magni triumphi, Juv. 4, 125: qui discedens mecum ita locutus est, ut ejus oratio omen fati videretur, Cic. Phil. 9, 4, 9: quibus Antonius (o di immortales, avertite et detestamini, quaeso hoc omen!) urbem se divisurum esse promisit, id. ib. 4, 4, 10; cf.: atque hoc quidem detestabile omen avertat Juppiter, id. ib. 11, 5, 11; id. Div. 2, 40, 83: exire malis ominibus, id. Sest. 33, 72: quam (rem) tu ipse ominibus optimis prosequeris, id. Fam. 3, 12, 2: cum bonis ominibus incipere, Liv. praef. 13: i secundo omine, go in God's name, good luck attend you, Hor. C. 3, 11, 50: impios parrae recinentis omen Ducat, id. ib. 3, 27, 1: (Mater juvenem) Votis, ominibus et precibus vocat, id. ib. 4, 5, 13: quod di prius omen in ipsum convertant, Verg. A. 2, 190: quod acceperunt pro omine, Vulg. 3 Reg. 20, 33.—
• II Transf.
• • A A solemn assurance. condition. eā lege atque omine, ut, etc., Ter. And. 200.—
  • B A solemn usage: hic sceptra accipere et primos attollere fasces Regibus omen erat, Verg. A. 7, 174.—
  • C Prima omina = nuptiae, as accompanied with auspices, Verg. A. 1, 346; cf.: Contineant nobis omina prima fidem, Prop. 3, 20, 24 (4, 20, 14 M.).

1. ōmen, inis, n. (altlat. osmen, aus *ouismen zu griech. *οϝισjομαι), ein (gutes od. schlimmes) Anzeichen, ein Vorzeichen, eine Vorbedeutung, ein Omen, I) eig.: A) im allg.: omen detestabile, Cic.: laetum, triste, Glück, Unglück bedeutendes, Tac.: omen adversum, Suet.: velut ominis causā, Liv.: hisce ominibus proficiscere, Cic.: hoc detestabile omen avertat Iuppiter, Cic.: i secundo omine, glücklich, in Gottes Namen, Hor.: omen habere, Ov.: omen capere, ein Omen zu bekommen suchen, abwarten, Cic.: omen accipere, das O. annehmen, Cic. u. Liv.: ne in omen verteretur irritum inceptum, als ein (schlimmes) V. gedeutet würde, Curt.: quod omen res consecuta est, dieses O. ging in Erfüllung, Cic. – B) insbes.: 1) der Wunsch als gutes Omen, quam (rem) tu ipse optimis ominibus prosequeris, Cic. ep.: omina fausta, Beglückwünschungen, Suet. – 2) die Andeutung, Bedingung, eā lege atque omine, ut etc., Ter. Andr. 200. – II) meton.: A) was mit Auspizien verbunden ist, prima omina = nuptiae, Verg. Aen. 1, 346. – B) ein feierlicher Brauch, Verg. Aen. 7, 174.

2. ōmen, inis, n. = omentum, Arnob. 7, 25.

1 omen [CL] 1 sign by which one can foresee future events, omen, augury; b (dist. as bonum, dirum or sim.). secundis velis, omine auguriisque Gildas EB 23; sic ait Augusto depromens omina somni Aldh. VirgV 614; nec calidis omen fibris perquirat aruspex Alcuin SS Ebor 160; omena, signa GlC O 163; omer, hael Ib. O 170; “est” aiunt, “pape divini numinis omen” Frith. 43; habens quasi pro omine, si ea nocte inciperet ambulare Gosc. Edith 301; sicque legatur omar [? cf. ὄναρ], gemitum dat, si sapis, o Mar [cf. Μάρ] Neckam Poems 123.  b dirum enim omen mortalibus iminet, sicut in evangelio Dominus docet Osb. Clar. V. Ed. Conf. 18 p. 99; dirum nimirum miseris mortalibus omen W. Malm. GR II 225; obstetrix ‥ fausto omine acclamat puerum regem futurum Ib. III 229; tum demum bono, si Deo placet, omine, electus est factusque presul Id. GP IV 169; dum nullius boni ominis sortiretur auspicium J. Sal. Pol. 409D; dicentes quod malum omen est obviare sacerdoti Latin Stories 77. 2 sign, token, symbol. papa vexillum in omen regni Willelmo contradidit W. Malm. GR III 238; multo studio ‥ ad omen regni altus ‥ post mortem patris ‥ coronatus Ciren. II 67. 3 (usu dist. from nomen) substance, power, authority; b (w. ref. to privilege). ex insperato dominatus uberat omen D. Bec. 525; non quem fortuna, sed quem natura beavit / munere virtutum divitis omen habet Nig. SS 3418; episcopi qui non omen sed nomen ‥ amplectuntur Gir. TH III 28; adepto prius magisterii nomine etsi non omine Id. GE II 37 p. 349; ad meum plenius et penitus extinguendum nomen et omen verba detractionis ‥ inseruit Id. Symb. I 28 p. 303; es Maria nomine, / stella maris omine, / que periclis subvenis Edmund BVM 3. 46; 1365 cingendo sibi gladium investivisse sibi et heredibus nomen et omen comitis dicti loci [Sar’] Cl 203 m. 27; cum ‥ prelati ministerium plus oneris quam onoris, anxietatis quam ominis, sollicitudinisque habere debeat quam quietis Reg. Whet. II 444.  b 1293 dieta quorundam fratrum ‥ tenuis consuevit esse ‥ aliorum vero ‥ specialitatis omine preditorum satis pinguis Reg. Malm. II 382.

2 omen v. omentum

1 ōmĕn, (9) ĭnis, n. (anc. lat. osmen, Varro L. 6, 76 ; 7, 97 ), ¶ 1 signe [favorable ou défavorable], présage, pronostic : hoc detestabile omen avertat Juppiter ! Cic. Phil. 11, 11, que Jupiter détourne ce funeste présage, cf. Cic. Phil. 4, 10 ; malis ominibus exire Cic. Sest. 72, sortir de Rome avec de mauvais présages, sous de noirs auspices ; omen capere Cic. Div. 1, 104, prendre lʼaugure, chercher (attendre) un présage ; accipere Cic. Div. 1, 104 ; Liv. 1, 7, 11, accepter lʼaugure ; ne ominis quidem causa Cic. Amer. 139, pas même à titre de présage ; accipere... regibus omen erat Virg. En. 7, 174, recevoir... était pour les rois une coutume dʼheureux présage ¶ 2 souhait : prosequi aliquem ominibus bonis ou tristissimis Cic. Pis. 31, accompagner qqn de favorables présages = de souhaits favorables, [ou] de funestes présages = de souhaits de malheur, de malédictions ¶ 3 prédiction, annonce [ayant la force dʼun présage divin] : ea lege atque omine ut... Ter. Andr. 200, avec cette clause et cette prédiction formelle que... ¶ 4 [en part.] prima omina = premier mariage [les présages qui sont pris au moment du mariage désignant le mariage lui-même] : Virg. En. 1, 345.

2 ōmen, ĭnis, n. , = omentum : Arn. 7, 25.

omen , inis. n.
先兆。忌。Secundo omine 事順。Infausto omine 不幸然。

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ōmen inis, n

• 2 AV-, a foreboding, prognostic, harbinger, sign, token, omen: voces hominum, quae vocant omina: accipio, inquit, omen, take it as a good omen: contra omina bellum poscunt, V.: ingens triumphi, Iu.: id in omen terroris acceptum, L.: ita locutus est, ut eius oratio omen fati videretur: detestabile: i secundo omine, go and good luck be with you, H.: parrae recinentis, H.: di prius omen in ipsum Convertant, V.: Cui (eam) primisque iugarat Ominibus, i. e. in her first marriage, V.—A solemn assurance, condition: Eā lege atque omine, ut, etc., T.—A solemn usage: Hic sceptra accipere Regibus omen erat, V.

Omen

(for osmen, ausmen, from the root of audio, “something heard”). The Roman term for a favourable or unfavourable sign, especially a word spoken by chance, so far as it drew the attention of the hearers to itself and appeared to be a prognostic. An omen could be accepted or repudiated, and even taken in an arbitrary sense, except in the case of words which already had in themselves a favourable or unfavourable signification. For example, when Crassus was embarking on his unfortunate expedition against the Parthians, and a man in the harbour was selling dry figs from Caunus with the cry Cauneas, which sounded like cave ne eas, “beware of going,” this was an evil omen ( De Div. ii. 84). Men often changed an apparently evil omen into one more favourable. Thus when Caesar landed in Africa, he stumbled and fell, whereupon he embraced the earth, exclaiming, “Thus do I take possession of thee, Africa.” On festal occasions care was taken to protect oneself from evil omens; for example, when sacrifice was being made, by veiling the head, by commanding silence, and by music that drowned any word spoken. People were particularly careful at solemn addresses, Near Year greetings, and the like. On the other hand, for the sake of the good omen, it was usual to open levies and censuses by calling out those names that were of good import, such as Valerius (from valere), Salvius, from salvere, etc. ( Pro Scauro, 30). On one occasion the Roman soldiers refused to be led by an officer named Atrius Umber, whose name De Quincey well styles “a pleonasm of darkness.” People also made New Year's presents (strenae) to one another, so that the year might begin with a good omen. The Greeks also paid a good deal of attention to omens; and Socrates criticises this superstition (Xen. Mem. i.).

omen Omens

• from flight of birds: Paus. 1.34.4, Paus. 10.6.1
• from inwards of victims: Paus. 1.34.4, Paus. 6.2.5
• from mirror let down into water: Paus. 7.21.12
• from offerings cast into craters of Etna: Paus. 3.23.9
• from reflexions in water: Paus. 7.21.13
• from sacrifice of sheep before battle: Paus. 9.13.4
• from shaking of tombstone: Paus. 4.32.3
• from sinking or floating of loaves in water: Paus. 3.23.8

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