vaticinator

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va·tic·i·nate

(və-tĭs′ə-nāt′)

v. va·tic·i·nat·ed, va·tic·i·nat·ing, va·tic·i·nates

v.tr.

To prophesy; foretell.

v.intr.

To be a prophet.

[Latin vāticinārī, vāticināt-, from vātēs, seer; see vatic.]

va·tic′i·na′tion (-nā′shən) n.

va·tic′i·na′tor n.

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Noun 1. [画像:vaticinator - an authoritative person who divines the future]vaticinator - an authoritative person who divines the future

oracle, prophesier, prophet, seer

augur, auspex - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy

diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers

prophetess - a woman prophet

sibyl - (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

vaticinator

noun

A person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:

augur, auspex, diviner, foreteller, haruspex, prophesier, prophet, prophetess, seer, sibyl, soothsayer.

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Speaking as one "inspired by some whisper of knowledge, this German vaticinator, a "shadow prowling amongst the graves of butterflies," has an answer at hand: "I will tell you!

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