fatidic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /feɪˈtɪdɪk/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin fātidicus, from fātum (“fate”) + dico (“to speak”). Via Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- cognate with the synonymous English prophetic.
Meanings
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(archaic) Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.
At that moment he felt quite proud of his stratagem. He was to recall it with a fatidic shiver seventeen years later [...].
1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 112:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fatidic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fatidic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
predestined · fatidic · fateful · preordained · predestined · fated · weird · predevote · destined · foreordained · foreordained · doomed · bashert
Translations (4)
bg пророчески (Of or pertaining to prophecy) · ru проро́ческий (Of or pertaining to prophecy) · fr fatidique (Of or pertaining to prophecy) · es fatídico (Of or pertaining to prophecy)