prophecy
noun
the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
prophecies
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pluralof prophecy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"We need to scrutinise these companies much more or we are in danger of self-fulfilling prophecies," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Mr. Sutton weaves these forms of 1970s Christianity together by explaining that their various exponents used ancient prophecies to understand the nation’s “Christian destiny.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Forgive me, but I have seen and heard prophecies emanating from what must be the same Doomsday Machine before.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
I was a fresh-faced high school senior, living out the prime of my teenage youth in an increasingly progressive world where fundamentalist doomsday prophecies were lobbed around in jest.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2025
There were no rules, no prophecies, no destinies—-just the harsh wilderness and a bunch of animals and monsters.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
