noun
Meaning 1
Prediction, prophecy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vaticination
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/vəˌtɪsɪˈneɪʃən/
noun
Meaning 2
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prophecy, prognostication
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prediction, anticipation, prevision
Narrower terms: crystal gazing, divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune telling
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English vaticinate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English vaticination From vaticinate + -ion.