Definition of Nostradamus

1. Noun. French astrologer who wrote cryptic predictions whose interpretations are still being debated (1503-1566).

Exact synonyms: Michel De Notredame
Generic synonyms: Astrologer, Astrologist

Definition of Nostradamus

1. Proper noun. French astrologer and author of prophecies ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nostradamus

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Norwegian rats
Norwegian scabies
Norwegianness
Norwegians
Norweyan
Norwich
Norwich terrier
Norwood's operation
Norwood procedure
Nosematidae
Nosferatu
Nosler
Nosopsyllus
Nostocaceae
Nostradamus
Nostratic
Nostraticist
Notch
Notechis
Notechis scutatus
Notemigonus
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Nothofagus
Nothofagus cuninghamii
Nothofagus dombeyi
Nothofagus menziesii
Nothofagus obliqua
Nothofagus procera
Nothofagus solanderi

Literary usage of Nostradamus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Theosophist by Theosophical Society (Madras, India) (1898)
"nostradamus. T)ERHAPS it is best to begin the life of nostradamus with the ... Michael nostradamus was born at St. Remy in Provence, on Thursday the 14th ..."

2. Isis Unveiled: A Master-key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1892)
"Present events fully vindicate nostradamus, who has been so much ridiculed by our skeptics. In an old book of prophecies, published in the fifteenth century ..."

3. Lives of the Necromancers: Or, An Account of the Most Eminent Persons in by William Godwin (1876)
"Henry the Second of France, moved with his great renown, sent for nostradamus to court, received much gratification from his visit, and afterward ordered ..."

4. Lives of the Necromancers: Or, An Account of the Most Eminent Persons in by William Godwin (1876)
"1 nostradamus. Michael nostradamus, a celebrated astrologer, was born at St. Remi, in Provence, in the year 1503. He published a " Century of Prophecies" in ..."

5. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low, Publishers' Circular, Sampson Low, Son and Marston (1900)
"99 nostradamus (G.)—Consult the Oracle ; or, How to Read the Future : Guide to ... 7} x 4 j, nostradamus (M.) &c., Fortune Teller, 3s. 6d....0ei. ..."

6. The Theosophist by Theosophical Society (Madras, India) (1898)
"nostradamus. T)ERHAPS it is best to begin the life of nostradamus with the ... Michael nostradamus was born at St. Remy in Provence, on Thursday the 14th ..."

7. Isis Unveiled: A Master-key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1892)
"Present events fully vindicate nostradamus, who has been so much ridiculed by our skeptics. In an old book of prophecies, published in the fifteenth century ..."

8. Lives of the Necromancers: Or, An Account of the Most Eminent Persons in by William Godwin (1876)
"Henry the Second of France, moved with his great renown, sent for nostradamus to court, received much gratification from his visit, and afterward ordered ..."

9. Lives of the Necromancers: Or, An Account of the Most Eminent Persons in by William Godwin (1876)
"1 nostradamus. Michael nostradamus, a celebrated astrologer, was born at St. Remi, in Provence, in the year 1503. He published a " Century of Prophecies" in ..."

10. The English Catalogue of Books by Sampson Low, Publishers' Circular, Sampson Low, Son and Marston (1900)
"99 nostradamus (G.)—Consult the Oracle ; or, How to Read the Future : Guide to ... 7} x 4 j, nostradamus (M.) &c., Fortune Teller, 3s. 6d....0ei. ..."

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