VATICAL

divinatory, mantic, sibylline, sibyllic, vatic, vatical

(adjective) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; “the high priest’s divinatory pronouncement”; “mantic powers”; “a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

vatical (comparative more vatical, superlative most vatical)

Of or pertaining to a prophet; prophetic.

Anagrams

• lavatic

Source: Wiktionary


Vat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. vates a prophet.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a prophet; prophetical. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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