prophecy
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prophecy¹
- /ˈpɹɒfɪsi/ UK
- /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy.
noun prophecies · prophecie · prophesy
- A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration. French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book.
- The public interpretation of Scripture.
prophecy²
verb prophecies · prophecying · prophecied
- Alternative form of prophesy […] think of the kind pains you took to reason and persuade me out of my fears, convince me that I should like it after a little while, and feel how right you proved to be, I am inclined to hope you may always prophecy as well.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: vaticination, prognostication, divination, prophesy, prophet, oracle, forecasting, prediction, story, revelation, vision, forecast, omen, premonition, portent, presage
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noun prediction
| Español | profecía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 예언 yeeon |
| 日本語 | 予言 yogen |
| 中文 | 預言 /预言 yùyán |
| हिन्दी | भविष्यवाणी bhaviṣyavāṇī |
| Kiswahili | utabiri |
| Português | profecia |
| Français | prophétie |
| Deutsch | Prophezeiung, Weissagung |
| Italiano | profezia |
| Ελληνικά | προφητεία profiteía |
| Română | profeție |
| Русский | проро́чество proróčestvo, предсказа́ние predskazánije |
| Tiếng Việt | tiên tri |
| العربية | نُبُوءَة nubūʔa, تَنَبُّؤ tanabbuʔ |
| עברית | נְבוּאָה n'vu'á |
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title = {prophecy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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