vəˌtis ə nˈāshən, (ˌ)vaˌt- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin vaticination-, vaticinatio, from vaticinatus (past participle) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : something foretold : prediction , prophecy
had been wont to smile at these annual vaticinations of his mother's — Edith Wharton
2. : the act of prophesying
rejected vaticination along with the Victorian tendency to preach — Van Wyck Brooks