Relating to prophecy, fate-speaking, or having the power to predict the future with certainty.
From Latin 'fatidicus' (prophet, prophetic), combining 'fatum' (fate) and 'dicere' (to speak). Entered English in the 1600s through scholarly and literary use.
The Romans were obsessed with finding people who could speak fate—they even had official 'fate-speakers' called augurs who would predict the future by watching bird behavior! 'Fatidic' captures that ancient belief that some people had special access to destiny itself.
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