vatic

[ vat-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.

vatic

/ ˈvætɪk /

adjective

1. rare.
   of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet; oracular

Word History and Origins

Origin of vatic¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin vāt(ēs) “seer, prophet, poet, bard” + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of vatic¹

C16: from Latin vātēs prophet

Example Sentences

He wrote ceaselessly, torrentially, and as he churned away he easily became vatic, windy, merely reckless where he had once been adventurous.

From The New Yorker

So I consulted a couple more psychics to widen the vatic net a bit.

From Forbes

If Meursault was marooned in a realm of absolute sensual truth Adam says whatever swirls into his head in any given situation, often turning linguistic fallibility into vatic profundity.

From The Guardian

I found it harder than I had expected to find a voice for telling the myth that was not vatic, or chaunting, or admonitory in the wrong way.

From The Guardian

In his bulldog face was an expression vatic and amused.

From Project Gutenberg