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vate

  • /ˈvate/

Where it comes from

dal latino vates ossia "indovino, profeta"

noun vati

  1. profeta
  2. colui che deve indicare la via da seguire all'umanità
  3. literary poeta che compone opere di ispirazione quasi profetica e sacrale

Similar: divinatore, indovino, profeta, aedo, cantore, poeta, augure, veggente, vaticinatore

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In English

  • prophet one who speaks by divine inspiration
  • bard professional poet and singer — see also minstrel
  • fortune teller person who professes to predict the future in return for money

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@misc{vate_2026,
  title = {vate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/vate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}