vaticine

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noun

A prediction; a vaticination.

OriginLatin vāticinium →
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Meanings

nounvaticine (plural vaticines)

plural vaticines

  1. obsoleteA prediction; a vaticination.

    And thus (according to this vaticine) twise it was left, but the third time it shall be kept.

    1587, Raphael Holinshed, Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 3, archived from the original on 08 Jun 2011

Origin

  1. Latinvāticinium“prediction, prophecy”
  2. Englishvaticine

From Latin vāticinium (“prediction, prophecy”).

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APA

vaticine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaticine

MLA

“vaticine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaticine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaticine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaticine.

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