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prophesy vs vaticinate

vaticinate vs prophesy

prophesy and vaticinate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prophesy No No Yes No
vaticinate No No Yes No
As verbs, prophesy and vaticinate are synonyms defined as:
  • prophesy and vaticinate: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
As verbs, vaticinate is a hyponym of prophesy; that is, vaticinate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prophesy:
  • prophesy: predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
  • vaticinate: foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy
Other hyponyms of prophesy include enlighten, irradiate.
prophesy (verb) vaticinate (verb)
predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
deliver a sermon foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy
Difference between prophesy and vaticinate

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