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vaticination

vaticination

9.9
A prediction of future events said to come from a god
  • noun
  • /ˌvætɪsɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : vaticinio
  • The ancient seer's vaticination warned of disaster if the ritual was not performed.

Examples

  • The poem is filled with mystical vaticination about the fate of civilizations.

  • Her vaticination about political upheaval was dismissed until it came true years later.

  • The ancient text contained a vaticination about the coming of a great leader.

  • Many cultures have their own vaticinations regarding the end of the world.

  • The priest's vaticination about the coming storm reassured the villagers that they were prepared for any disaster.

  • During the ceremony, the oracle's vaticination revealed the fate of the kingdom for the next year.

  • Many followers believed her vaticination about the future would come true, as she seemed to be divinely inspired.

Synonyms

prophecy
vsvaticination
142 6.2

A statement that predicts the future and comes from someone who says they know it

is the act of predicting under divine inspiration rather than a single statement
divination
vsvaticination
8 9.9

The act of trying to find the future using magic or signs

relies on a divine source for true revelation rather than human ritual methods
prognostication
vsvaticination
8 9.3

A statement about what will happen in the future

is limited to divinely inspired revelation rather than signs or human analysis
foretelling
vsvaticination
1 6.8

To say what will happen in the future

is specifically an inspired prophetic act rather than a general prediction
prevision
vsvaticination
  • Archaic
9.9

A picture in the mind of a future event that appears in a dream

is the inspired act by a divine source, not just a dreamed vision
soothsaying
vsvaticination
  • Archaic
9.9

Saying what will happen in the future using signs or magic

is based on divine inspiration rather than learned mystical techniques or art

How Prophetic

vaticination
  • Archaic
9.9
prophecy
142 6.2
pronouncement
  • Formal
34 7.2
prediction
375 2.6
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

vaticination singular
vaticinations plural

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.