Vatical (Adjective)
Meaning
Resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; "the high priest's divinatory pronouncement"; "mantic powers"; "a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The mystic's vatical utterances were revered by her devoted followers, who believed her to be a vessel for divine wisdom.
- As the last living descendant of a ancient line of seers, the old man's vatical insights were sought by people from all over the land.
- The vatical tone of the poem was unmistakable, as if the poet had tapped into a deep wellspring of mystical knowledge.
- The vatical portents that had been appearing in the skies for weeks were finally beginning to make sense, as the prophecy began to unfold.
- The vatical writings of the ancient sage were studied by scholars for centuries, who sought to unlock the secrets of the universe hidden within their cryptic verses.