prophetic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a prophet or prophecy
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containing or of the nature of a prophecy; predictive
Other Word Forms
- hyperprophetic adjective
- hyperprophetical adjective
- hyperprophetically adverb
- nonprophetic adjective
- nonprophetical adjective
- nonprophetically adverb
- postprophetic adjective
- postprophetical adjective
- preprophetic adjective
- propheticality noun
- prophetically adverb
- propheticalness noun
- pseudoprophetic adjective
- pseudoprophetical adjective
- quasi-prophetic adjective
- quasi-prophetical adjective
- quasi-prophetically adverb
- unprophetic adjective
- unprophetical adjective
- unprophetically adverb
Etymology
Origin of prophetic
First recorded in 1585–95; from Late Latin prophēticus, from Greek prophētikós; equivalent to prophet + -ic
Example Sentences
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“No! Is Mallory a name? It’s short for Malum. My great-aunt used to say it was prophetic. Because it means ‘mischief.’
From Literature
Mr. Warsh’s critique, which he made public at the time in these pages, has proved prophetic.
Harry Redknapp's public defence of a young Frank Lampard in his early days at West Ham is as famous as it was prophetic.
From BBC
Too stilted in phrasing to our modern poll-tested ears, it was nevertheless, as she said in the video of her retirement announcement, “prophetic.”
From Salon
“It seems prophetic now that the slogan of my very first campaign in 1987 was, ‘A voice that will be heard,’ and it was you who made those words come true.
From Los Angeles Times
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