vates
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vates
- /ˈveɪtiz/
Where it comes from
From Latin vātēs, from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“excited, possessed”); cognate with Proto-Celtic *wātis (“seer”) (Gaulish ουατεις, Old Irish fáith, Welsh gwawd) and Proto-Germanic *wōdaz (“mad”) (Old English wōd (“mad, frenzied”), Gothic 𐍅𐍉𐌳𐍃 (wōds, “possessed, mad”), Old High German wuot (“mad, madness”). More at wood (“crazy, mad, insane”) and wode.
noun vates
- A poet or bard who is divinely inspired. [Percy Bysshe] Shelley, a true vates, was called upon by their divine influence to render some choice passages from this very Faust, which, from confessed inability, [Francis Leveson-]Gower had left unattempted in his precious version, and some which from other motives he had purposely reticensed.
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Talk about this word "vates." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vates. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vates. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vates "vates." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vates.Cite this
@misc{vates_2026,
title = {vates},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vates},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
