prophecy
[ prof-uh-see ]
/ ˈprɒf ə si /
noun, plural proph·e·cies.
the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
something that is declared by a prophet, especially a divinely inspired prediction, instruction, or exhortation.
a divinely inspired utterance or revelation: oracular prophecies.
the action, function, or faculty of a prophet.
RELATED WORDS
revelation, apocalypse, prognostication, cast, augury, soothsaying, prognosis, vision, oracle, forecast, presage, divination, prevision
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Origin of prophecy
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prophecy
/ (ˈprɒfɪsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
- a message of divine truth revealing God's will
- the act of uttering such a message
a prediction or guess
the function, activity, or charismatic endowment of a prophet or prophets
Word Origin for prophecy
C13: ultimately from Greek prophētēs prophet
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prophecy
c.1200, prophecie, prophesie, "function of a prophet," from Old French profecie (12c. Modern French prophétie) and directly from Late Latin prophetia (source also of Spanish profecia, Italian profezia), from Greek propheteia "gift of interpreting the will of the gods," from prophetes (see prophet). Meaning "thing spoken or written by a prophet" is from c.1300.
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