vaticinal

[ vuh-tis-uh-nl ]

/ vəˈtɪs ə nl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of vaticinal

1580–90; <Latin vāticin(us) prophetic (vāticin(ārī) to prophesy + -us adj. suffix) + -al¹; see vaticinate

Giraldus has elsewhere spoken of this event in the Vaticinal History, book i. chap.
The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales|Giraldus Cambrensis
Any one in the wide world except the Marshams would have quickly recognized the inconvenience of having a vaticinal cook.
Garrick's Pupil|Auguston Filon