Nostradamus

[nos-truh-dey-muhs, -dah-, noh-struh-]

noun

1. Michel de Nostredame, 1503–66, French astrologer.

Nostradamus

/ ˌnɒstrəˈdɑːməs /

noun

1. Latinized name of Michel de Notredame. 1503–66, French physician and astrologer; author of a book of prophecies in rhymed quatrains, Centuries (1555)

Other Word Forms

• Nostradamic adjective

Example Sentences

Like many, I wish I could look at the platforms from which I gather my news and see something a bit less Nostradamus, a bit more hopeful.

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“That’s why I got into it. I’m not saying I’m Nostradamus, but the amount of revenue we’re talking about couldn’t be ignored anymore.”

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Also, Phil isn't the only fuzzy Nostradamus with an alliterative name that claims predictive powers.

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Actor Richard Moll, best known for playing bailiff Nostradamus “Bull” Shannon in the original “Night Court” sitcom, died Thursday at home in Big Bear Lake.

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Lucy Letby would have needed to be like "Nostradamus" in order to predict when a baby could be poisoned, her defence barrister has told her murder trial.

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