a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton

a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton

resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City

the capital of the State of the Vatican City

each of two councils of the Roman Catholic Church

the Vatican Council in 1869-1870 that proclaimed the infallibility of the pope when speaking ex cathedra

the Vatican Council in 1962-1965 that abandoned the universal Latin liturgy and acknowledged ecumenism and made other reforms

the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City

predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy

knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

an authoritative person who divines the future