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Nostradamus

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

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He thought about becoming a Supreme Court justice but instead went to Silicon Valley, where he developed a reputation as “the Nostradamus of AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 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

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.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 28, 2023

Melquíades got deeper into his interpretations of Nostradamus.

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

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