prophesy
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict.
prophesier
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a word derived from
prophesy.
Example Sentences
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But shall we have this dialogue between the fool and the soldier?—Come, bring forth this counterfeit module has deceived me like a double-meaning prophesier.
From All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare
A prophesier of false things for since many a year hast thou been prophesying the downfall of this city, and now, when thy prophecy has come true, thou sorrowest and mournest.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Paul Radin
Why is a bad gimlet like a prophesier of ill events?
From The Handbook of Conundrums by Edith B. Ordway
Lo, thou art one of three things; either thou are a prophesier of false things, or thou art a despiser of suffering, or thou art a shedder of blood.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Paul Radin
"I must say you are not a prophesier of 'smooth things'" said Mrs. Elwyn, "but still, I hope the dismal things you have hinted at may not come to pass."
From Lewie Or, The Bended Twig by Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins) Bradford
