sacer vates

noun

A divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as such.

OriginLatin sacer vātēs →
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Meanings

nounsacer vates (plural sacri vates)

plural sacri vates · alternative sacervates

  1. A divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as such.

    To these attributes of the sacer vates we can add the religious radicalism that prevented both men from making a profession of their vocation.

    1970, Michael Hamburger, Contraries: Studies in German Literature

Origin

  1. Latinsacer vātēs“sacred poet”
  2. Englishsacer vates

From Latin sacer vātēs (“sacred poet”).

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