vaticination
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌvætɪsɪˈneɪʃən/
- Archaic
- The ancient seer's vaticination warned of disaster if the ritual was not performed.
Examples
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The poem is filled with mystical vaticination about the fate of civilizations.
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Her vaticination about political upheaval was dismissed until it came true years later.
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The ancient text contained a vaticination about the coming of a great leader.
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Many cultures have their own vaticinations regarding the end of the world.
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The priest's vaticination about the coming storm reassured the villagers that they were prepared for any disaster.
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During the ceremony, the oracle's vaticination revealed the fate of the kingdom for the next year.
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Many followers believed her vaticination about the future would come true, as she seemed to be divinely inspired.
Synonyms
201
6.2
A statement that predicts the future and comes from someone who says they know it
7
9.3
A statement about what will happen in the future
7
9.9
The act of trying to find the future using magic or signs
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6.8
To say what will happen in the future
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9.9
Saying what will happen in the future using signs or magic
1
9.9
A picture in the mind of a future event that appears in a dream
How Prophetic
- Archaic
1
9.9
201
6.2
- Formal
33
7.2
331
2.6
601
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
vaticination = vaticinate (opaque) = vaticinate + ion
The noun is a regular -ion nominalization of the verb 'vaticinate', so the step from the immediate base is a standard, predictable formation.
Etymology
The word vaticination comes from the Latin root vatic-, from vates meaning 'prophet' or 'seer'. So, a vaticination is a formal 'prophecy' or prediction, often said to come from a god.