vatical

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a prophet; prophetic.

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divinatorymanticsibyllinesibyllicvaticpropheticprophetical
OriginLatin vates →
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Meanings

adjectivevatical (comparative more vatical, superlative most vatical)

comparative more vatical · superlative most vatical

  1. Of or pertaining to a prophet; prophetic.

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

    1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveresembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

Similar
divinatorymanticsibyllinesibyllicvaticpropheticprophetical
Also see
divinatorymanticsibyllicsibyllinevatic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvates
  2. Englishvatical

Latin vates a prophet, and + -ical.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“vatical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vatical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vatical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vatical.

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