vaticination
/,vætisi'neiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- Knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source): The act or instance of predicting or prophesying future events, often with the implication that the knowledge comes from a god or supernatural inspiration.
Usage
- Vaticination is a formal, literary, and somewhat rare noun. It is used to describe a specific instance of prophecy or the practice of foretelling the future, typically with a divine or oracular connotation. It is not used in everyday conversation.
Examples
- The ancient priestess was famous for her vaticination, which many believed came directly from the gods.
- His writings were filled with obscure vaticinations about the end of the world.
- The accuracy of the oracle's vaticination astonished all who heard it.
Advanced Usage
- "To utter a vaticination": To speak a prophecy.
- The seer stood before the crowd to utter a solemn vaticination.
- "A spirit of vaticination": A prophetic mood or atmosphere.
- A strange spirit of vaticination hung over the ceremony.
Variants and Related Words
- Vaticinate (verb, rare): To prophesy; to foretell.
- The mystic claimed to vaticinate through dreams.
- Vaticinator (noun, rare): A prophet; one who foretells the future.
- He was regarded as the chief vaticinator of his tribe.
Synonyms
- Prophecy: A prediction of the future, especially one made under divine inspiration.
- Divination: The practice of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means.
- Foretelling: The act of predicting.
- Prediction: A statement about what will happen in the future.
Antonyms
- Hindsight: Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened.
- History: The study of past events.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "A vaticination of doom": A prophecy predicting disaster or ruin.
- The old book contained a vaticination of doom for the kingdom.
- "To be given to vaticination": To be prone to making prophecies.
- The hermit in the mountains was said to be given to vaticination.
Noun
- knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)