Definition of fatidic in English:
fatidic
adjective feɪˈtɪdɪkfəˈtɪdɪk
rare Having a prophetic quality.
this inadvertent statement may also be fatidic
Example sentencesExamples
- For Heidegger, of course, Nietzsche was the fatidic Janus who, gazing forward, announced the death of metaphysics.
- The latest fatidic “buzz” concerns 2012, but prophecies about the end of the world have existed as long as people have been on this planet.
- Allied to the professional and vocational dreams are fatidic nightmares and menacing riddles.
- The ancient Egyptian Magi observed another division of the year that was called the fatidic year and began at the vernal equinox.
- On April 26, 1955, I received a call from a literary agent, a fatidic date, she said.
Synonyms
prescient, predictive, prophetical, far-seeing, prognostic, divinatory, oracular, sibylline, apocalyptic, fateful, revelatory, inspired
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin fatidicus, from fatum 'fate' + -dicus (from dicere 'say').