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Sundays with Sam | Sam Andrew of Big Brother and The Holding Company. His photos, music, musings, art, and travel. Vaticinations of a Virago Vaticinations are prophecies, predictions. Vaticinations of a Virago A vaticination is a foretelling, often of a religious, sacred or inspired nature. The word vaticination is derived from vates, a soothsayer or prophet. A virago, like Kathi McDonald, is a strong, forceful woman. Viragos (vəˈrägō) have be seen negatively but this isn’t an integral part of the meaning of the word. A virago can be a hellcat, she-devil, tartar, martinet, ogress, battle-ax or scold, but Janis wasn’t any of these things. The use of the word virago ( vi RAH go) can be more than a little crude, stereotypical and sexist, so be careful and precise if you contemplate employing the term. Some examples of how people have used the word vaticination: 1603 HOLLAND Plutarch’s Mor. 1759 STERNE Tr. Che cazzo vuoi? Christ, you know it ain’t easy. 1836 EMERSON Nature Every surmise and vaticination of the mind is entitled to a certain respect. How the word virago is used in a sentence: 1891 C.

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