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,” i. e. Apollo, 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,” i. e. the Sibylline, Suet. Aug. 31; cf. “silvae,” Val. Fl. 1, 304.—Subst.: fātĭdĭcus , i, m., a prophet, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20.
fātĭdĭcus , a, um, adj. fatum-dico,