A famous 16th-century French astrologer and prophet believed by many to have made predictions about future events, or anyone claiming to predict the future.
From the Latin 'Nostradamus' (anglicized form of Michel de Notredame), where 'nostra' means 'our' and 'damus' relates to 'dant' (give). The name was Latinized to sound more authoritative for his prophetic work.
Nostradamus wrote vague four-line poems called quatrains that are so cryptic people can interpret them to mean almost anything—a perfect example of how humans find patterns they want to see. Centuries later, people still 'match' his poems to current events with wild creativity!
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