Vates
Sign in to saveIn modern English, the nouns vates () and ovate (, ) are used as technical terms for ancient Celtic bards, prophets and philosophers. The terms correspond to a Proto-Celtic word which can be reconstructed as . They are sometimes also used as English equivalents to later Celtic terms such as Irish "prophet, seer".
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Vinony's link graph records 553 inbound references to Vates, and connects out to Gallia Narbonensis, Celtic polytheism and list of Celtic tribes.
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- History of terminology
- History of the institution
- Ancient Rome
- Celtic civilisation
- Modern usage
- Citations
- General and cited sources
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In modern English, the nouns vates () and ovate (, ) are used as technical terms for ancient Celtic bards, prophets and philosophers. The terms correspond to a Proto-Celtic word which can be reconstructed as . They are sometimes also used as English equivalents to later Celtic terms such as Irish "prophet, seer".
==History of terminology==
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