absit omen

British

/ ˈæbsɪt ˈəʊmɛn /

may the presentiment not become real or take place

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Etymology

Origin of absit omen

literally: may the (evil) omen be absent

Example Sentences

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The solitary green things I could find actually on the bank, were some sprigs of cypress: these I gathered with due formula of lustration; but the absit omen was spoken in vain.

From Border and Bastille by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

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