vaticinate
Speak future truths
To vaticinate is to prophesy or foretell the future.
The word is rare and literary, carrying a formal, almost biblical tone: The oracle vaticinated doom for the kingdom.
It shares roots with Vatican—both connected to ancient Roman prophecy.
Authoritative wisdom source
- sibylAncient female prophet
- pythiaHigh-energy physics simulator
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
augury · auspices · omens · portent · prognostication · clairvoyance · precognition · scrying
Prediction of future conditions
- prognosticateForetell future events
- predictDeclare future outcomes
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- extrapolateExtend known data outward
conjecture · speculate · projection · prevision · prefigure · adumbrate · portend · augur
Predict through revelation
- foretellPredict future events
- foreseePredict future events
- presageIndicate beforehand
- forebodeWarn of coming evil
foreshadow · premonition · harbinger · apocalypse · revelation · visionary · prophetess · doom
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
soothsayer · augury · auspices · omens · portent · prognostication · clairvoyance · precognition · scrying · divination
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- prognosticateForetell future events
- predictDeclare future outcomes
- anticipateExpect beforehand
extrapolate · conjecture · speculate · projection · prevision · prefigure · adumbrate · portend · augur · forewarn
prophesy
Predict through revelation
forebode · foreshadow · premonition · harbinger · apocalypse · revelation · visionary · prophetess · doom · fulfillment