fātĭdĭcus

I. that predicts future events, prophesying, prophetic (class.): qui futura praedivinando soleant fari, fatidici dicti, Varr. L. L. 6, § 52 Müll.: vates, Verg. A. 8, 340; Ov. M. 3, 348: Themis, id. ib. 1, 321: anus, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 18: deus, Ov. F. 2, 262: puella, Suet. Galb. 9: augurium, Plin. 15, 29, 36, § 120: fulmina, id. 2, 43, 43, § 113: specus, id. 2, 93, 95, § 208: libri, Suet. Aug. 31; cf. silvae, Val. Fl. 1, 304.—Subst.: fātĭdĭcus, i, m., a prophet, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20.