adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or pertaining to a prophet; prophetic.

   "Neither couldst thou have made up those vatical predictions without this conveyance."

Adjective

1. 1
   resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

divinatorydivinatorymanticsibyllicsibyllinevatic

Example

More examples

"Neither couldst thou have made up those vatical predictions without this conveyance."

Etymology

Latin vates a prophet, and + -ical.

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