vātĭcĭnĭum, ii, n. [vaticinus], a prediction, prophecy (post-Aug. for vaticinatio, oraculum, praedictio), Plin. 7, 52, 53, § 178; Gell. 16, 17, 1; Lact. 1, 4, 3; 2, 10, 6; 4, 6, 3; Sulp. Sev. Chron. 2, 1, 109.