Vaticination

//vəˌtɪsɪˈneɪʃən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Prediction, prophecy.

    "Yorick ſcarce ever heard this ſad vaticination of his deſtiny read over to him, but with a tear ſtealing from his eye, […]"

  2. 2
    knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) wordnet

Synonyms

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apocalypseforebodingforecastforecastingforesightguesswork

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"Yorick ſcarce ever heard this ſad vaticination of his deſtiny read over to him, but with a tear ſtealing from his eye, […]"

Etymology

From vaticinate + -ion.

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