vatical

[vat-ik]

vat·ic

[vat-ik]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a prophet.
Also, vat·i·cal.


Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin vāt(ēs) seer + -ic
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Vatical is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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vatical

adjective
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" [syn: divinatory
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