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sacer vates

sacer vates noun: a divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as such.

Noun

sacer vates (plural sacri vates)

  1. A divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as such.
    • To these attributes of the sacer vates we can add the religious radicalism that prevented both men from making a profession of their vocation.1970, Michael Hamburger, Contraries: Studies in German Literature

Forms of sacer vates

pluralsacri vates
alternative formsacervates

Origin of sacer vates

From Latin sacer vātēs (“sacred poet”).

Questions about sacer vates

What does sacer vates mean?
Sacer vates means a divine or sacred poet, or a poet regarded as such.
What part of speech is sacer vates?
Sacer vates is a noun.
What is the plural of sacer vates?
The plural of sacer vates is sacri vates.

Words near sacer vates in the dictionary

  1. saccus
  2. SACD
  3. SACDs
  4. sacella
  5. sacellum
  6. sacer vates
  7. sacerdocies
  8. sacerdocy
  9. sacerdotage
  10. sacerdotal
  11. sacerdotalise

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