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vaticination vs soothsaying

soothsaying vs vaticination

vaticination and soothsaying both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vaticination Yes No No No
soothsaying Yes No No No
As nouns, soothsaying is a hyponym of vaticination; that is, soothsaying is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than vaticination:
  • vaticination: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
  • soothsaying: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Other hyponyms of vaticination include crystal gazing, divination, foretelling, fortune telling.
vaticination (noun) soothsaying (noun)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
Difference between vaticination and soothsaying

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