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fatidic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /feɪˈtɪdɪk/

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: foreordained, predestined, bashert, destined, doomed, fated, fateful, fatidic, predevote, preordained, weird

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin fātidicus, from fātum (“fate”) + dico (“to speak”). Via Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- cognate with the synonymous English prophetic.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пророчески (proročeski) — Of or pertaining to prophecy
  • French: fatidique — Of or pertaining to prophecy
  • Russian: проро́ческий (proróčeskij) — Of or pertaining to prophecy
  • Spanish: fatídico — Of or pertaining to prophecy