English > vaticination: 1 sense > noun 1, cognitionMeaning | knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source). |
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Synonyms | prophecy, prognostication |
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Narrower | crystal gazing | staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events |
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divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling | The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means |
Broader | prediction, anticipation, prevision | The act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) |
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Spanish | predicción, pronosticación, vaticinio |
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Catalan | profecia |
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Verbs | vaticinate | predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration |
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vaticinate | foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy |