Vates
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈveɪtiz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vates is a noun meaning A poet or bard who is divinely inspired.
Meaning
A poet or bard who is divinely inspired.
Example Sentences
The volume is haunted by the death of the vates (poet-prophet) Orpheus, who failed to revive Eurydice from death and was then torn apart by maenads.
[Percy Bysshe] Shelley, a true vates, was called upon by their divine influence to render some choice passages from this very Faust, which, from confessed inability, [Francis Leveson-]Gower had left unattempted in his precious version, and some which from other motives he had purposely reticensed.
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