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noun proph·e·cy \ˈprä-fÉ™-sÄ“\

: a statement that something will happen in the future

: the power or ability to know what will happen in the future

plural proph·e·cies also proph·e·sies

Full Definition of PROPHECY

1

:  an inspired utterance of a prophet

2

:  the function or vocation of a prophet; specifically :  the inspired declaration of divine will and purpose

3

:  a prediction of something to come

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Variants of PROPHECY

proph·e·cy also proph·e·sy \ˈprä-fÉ™-sÄ“\

Examples of PROPHECY

1. The prophecies of the author have all come true.
2. She has the gift of prophecy.

Origin of PROPHECY

Middle English prophecie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin prophetia, from Greek prophēteia, from prophētēs prophet

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to PROPHECY

Synonyms

auguring, augury, bodement, cast, forecast, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, presaging, prognosis, prognostic, prognosticating, prognostication, prediction (also prophesy), soothsaying, vaticination

Related Words

foreboding, harbinger, omen, portent, prevision, prospectus, sign; anticipation, foreknowledge; foresight; conjecture, guess, surmise