Nostradamusn.

Brit.

/ˌnɒstrəˈdɑːməs/, U.S.

/ˌnɔstrəˈdɑməs/,

/ˌnɑstrəˈdɑməs/

Inflections: Plural Nostradami, Nostradamuses, Nostradamusses.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nostradamus.

Etymology: < Nostradamus, Latinized form of the name of Michel de Nostredame, French physician (1503–66) who published a collection of prophecies in 1555.N.E.D. gives the pronunciation as /nɒstrəˈdeɪməs/.

Now rare.

A person who claims to be able to foretell the future; a seer or prophet.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > inspired prophecy > [noun] > a prophet or seer > comparable to Nostradamus

Nostradamus1671

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love ii. 23 There's nothing more uncertain than the cold Prophecies of these Nostradamusses.

1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 102 Most prophecies are of a piece with these, Each Nostradamus can foretell with ease.

1709 R. Gould Wks. II. 166 Our Nostradamus's presume With Senseless Schemes to tell of Things to come.

1810 Q. Rev. 4 250 The Nostradamuses of opposition altered their tone, and began to foretel the final success of the French.

1859 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. J. E. Robert-Houdin Mem. v. 59 I need not a Nostradamus to predict that you will devote yourself to it some day.

1944 C. Fadiman et al. More by Corwin 301 The utterances of press and radio Nostradamuses on June 21, 1941, alone, should have a place of honor in the compendium.

1981 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 53 160 Struve was, by my count at least, as often dead wrong as he was right about the future of Russia and Europe—more a Nostradamus than a Cassandra.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nostradamus
释义	Nostradamusn. Brit. /ˌnɒstrəˈdɑːməs/, U.S. /ˌnɔstrəˈdɑməs/, /ˌnɑstrəˈdɑməs/ Inflections: Plural Nostradami, Nostradamuses, Nostradamusses. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Nostradamus. Etymology: < Nostradamus, Latinized form of the name of Michel de Nostredame, French physician (1503–66) who published a collection of prophecies in 1555.N.E.D. gives the pronunciation as /nɒstrəˈdeɪməs/. Now rare. A person who claims to be able to foretell the future; a seer or prophet. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > inspired prophecy > [noun] > a prophet or seer > comparable to Nostradamus Nostradamus1671 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love ii. 23 There's nothing more uncertain than the cold Prophecies of these Nostradamusses. 1687 J. Dryden Hind & Panther iii. 102 Most prophecies are of a piece with these, Each Nostradamus can foretell with ease. 1709 R. Gould Wks. II. 166 Our Nostradamus's presume With Senseless Schemes to tell of Things to come. 1810 Q. Rev. 4 250 The Nostradamuses of opposition altered their tone, and began to foretel the final success of the French. 1859 F. C. L. Wraxall tr. J. E. Robert-Houdin Mem. v. 59 I need not a Nostradamus to predict that you will devote yourself to it some day. 1944 C. Fadiman et al. More by Corwin 301 The utterances of press and radio Nostradamuses on June 21, 1941, alone, should have a place of honor in the compendium. 1981 Jrnl. Mod. Hist. 53 160 Struve was, by my count at least, as often dead wrong as he was right about the future of Russia and Europe—more a Nostradamus than a Cassandra. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1671
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