Vaticinated

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make an announcement regarding future events based on intuitive insight or spiritual knowledge
2. Expressed a forecast or prophecy about what will happen later in time
3. Gave a statement or message presented as a vision concerning upcoming events

Etymology: "Vaticinated" is the past tense of "vaticinate," a verb meaning to prophesy or foretell. The root is Latin "vaticinari," which meant to utter prophecies, and the word's deeper ancestry lies in "vates," a Latin term for a seer, poet or inspired speaker. Ancient Romans thought of the vates as someone who spoke under divine inspiration, so the connection between poetry and prophecy was built into the word from the start. Because of this, "vaticinate" carries a slightly grand, learned tone. Its vocabulary is a close relative of "vatic," the adjective for prophetic or oracular speech, which English took from the same Latin stem. Anyone who uses "vaticinated" is, in effect, borrowing that old Roman idea that a prophet is a kind of inspired poet.

Synonyms: prophesied, foretold, predicted