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vaticination

va·tic·i·na·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vuh-tis-uh-ney-shuh n, vat-uh-suh-]
    • /vəˌtɪs əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌvæt ə sə-/
    • /ˌvæ.tɪ.sɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vuh-tis-uh-ney-shuh n, vat-uh-suh-]
    • /vəˌtɪs əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌvæt ə sə-/

Definitions of vaticination word

  • noun vaticination an act of prophesying. 1
  • noun vaticination a prophesy. 1
See all 2 definitions of vaticination

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Origin of vaticination

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605, vaticination is from the Latin word vāticinātiōn- (stem of vaticinātiō). See vaticinate, -ion

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Parts of speech for Vaticination

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Vaticination

vaticination popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

vaticination usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for vaticination

noun vaticination

  • crystal gazing — the act of staring into a crystal globe (crystal ball) supposedly in order to arouse visual perceptions of the future, etc
  • fortunetelling — the act or practice of predicting the future.
  • foretelling — Present participle of foretell.
  • zodiac — an imaginary belt of the heavens, extending about 8° on each side of the ecliptic, within which are the apparent paths of the sun, moon, and principal planets. It contains twelve constellations and hence twelve divisions called signs of the zodiac. Each division, however, because of the precession of the equinoxes, now contains the constellation west of the one from which it took its name. Compare sign of the zodiac.
All 4 Synonyms of vaticination

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