prophetic

[ pruh-fet-ik ]

/ prəˈfɛt ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.

of the nature of or containing prophecy: prophetic writings.

having the function or powers of a prophet, as a person.

predictive; presageful or portentous; ominous: prophetic signs; prophetic warnings.

Nearby words

prophase, prophecy, prophesy, prophet, prophetess, prophetic, prophets, prophylactic, prophylactic treatment, prophylaxis, propine

Sometimes pro·phet·i·cal.

Origin of prophetic

1585–95; < Late Latin prophēticus < Greek prophētikós. See prophet, -ic

Related forms

pro·phet·i·cal·i·ty, pro·phet·i·cal·ness, nounpro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·pro·phet·ic, adjectivehy·per·pro·phet·i·cal, adjective

hy·per·pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·pro·phet·ic, adjectivenon·pro·phet·i·cal, adjectivenon·pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverbpost·pro·phet·ic, adjectivepost·pro·phet·i·cal, adjectivepre·pro·phet·ic, adjectivepseu·do·pro·phet·ic, adjectivepseu·do·pro·phet·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-pro·phet·ic, adjectivequa·si-pro·phet·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverbun·pro·phet·ic, adjectiveun·pro·phet·i·cal, adjectiveun·pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for prophetic

The main article called Reflections on the Final Crusade outlines in prophetic terms just how ISIS will crush Christianity.
The Pope’s Risky Trip|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is worth noting, however, that he was prophetic on several cultural and political developments.
Noam Chomsky—Infuriating and Necessary|David Masciotra|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But of course no such “prophetic sight” or “spiritual glance,” as Villard also imagined it, carried that far from the scaffold.
When Robert E. Lee Met John Brown and Saved the Union|Michael Korda|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pedantic type might note that Hippolytus makes no prophetic mention of the cinema or the Internet.
St. Hippolytus’ Careers Christians Should Never Have|Candida Moss|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Here is a prophetic Nathan Zuckerman taking in the living room of the great writer E.I. Lonoff.
Five Great Literary Homes, From Pemberley to Ruth’s||March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The chapter is of peculiar interest, because it is an account—the only one in the Old Testament—of the origin of a prophetic book.
The Literature of the Old Testament|George Foot Moore
Students of the prophetic word felt at the time that these agencies were coming in fulfilment of the prophecy.
Our Day|W. A. Spicer
The most famous soothsayer was Melampus, who was also the first mortal endowed with prophetic powers.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome|Emilie Kip Baker
She had no cultured phrase to characterize the sensation as a presentiment, but she was conscious of the prophetic process.
'way Down In Lonesome Cove|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
The prophetic vision with which he was endowed had told him that his descendants would long flourish there.
Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3|Viktor Rydberg, Ph.D.

British Dictionary definitions for prophetic

prophetic

/ (prəˈfɛtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to a prophet or prophecy

containing or of the nature of a prophecy; predictive

Derived Forms

prophetically, adverb

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