VATICINATION Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word vaticination. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for VATICINATION
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| prognostication | nounn | |||||
noun • a sign of something about to happen • a statement made about the future • knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) | ||||||
| prophecy | nounn | |||||
noun • knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration | ||||||
| augury | nounn | |||||
noun • an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | ||||||
| conjecture | nounn | |||||
noun • a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence verb • to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||||||
| divination | nounn | |||||
noun • successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck • a prediction uttered under divine inspiration • the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | ||||||
| forecasting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a statement made about the future | ||||||
| foretelling | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a statement made about the future • the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | ||||||
| prediction | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) • a statement made about the future | ||||||
| presage | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a foreboding about what is about to happen • a sign of something about to happen verb • indicate, as with a sign or an omen | ||||||
| soothsaying | nounn | |||||
noun • the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means | ||||||
| speculation | nounn | |||||
noun • a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence • a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence) • an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits • continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature | ||||||