Nostradamus

American  

[nos-truh-day-muhs, -dah-, noh-struh-] / ˌnɒs trəˈdeɪ məs, -ˈdɑ-, ˈnoʊ strə- /

noun

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

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Nostradamus British  

/ 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)

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Other Word Forms

• Nostradamic
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Nostradamus

Buzz that he was an AI Nostradamus helped the effort.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

BBC Sport caught up with Duncanson and Fynn to reflect on their Nostradamus moment - and get their take on where our national game will be 10 years from now.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

Throw in the affordability crisis — from food to energy bills — and you have an economic outlook that Nostradamus would be hard pressed to predict.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025

And on election night, as his prophecies came true one after another, he got upgraded from “I don’t know this guy but I hope against hope that he’s right” to Nostradamus.

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2024

Melquíades got deeper into his interpretations of Nostradamus.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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