Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Prophetic.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or containing predictions; prophetic; vatic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
prophecy ;prophetic .
Etymologies
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See vaticinate.
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Examples
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At length their lips parted, when, in a low, solemn voice, that thrilled through the dark, deserted, and silent hall, they poured forth alternately the following vaticinal strain, each starting and trembling as he concluded: --
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 321, July 5, 1828 Various
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