prophetic
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pro·phet·ic

adjective \prə-ˈfe-tik\

Definition of PROPHETIC

1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
2
: foretelling events : predictive
pro·phet·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of PROPHETIC

pro·phet·ic also pro·phet·i·cal \-ˈfe-ti-kəl\

Examples of PROPHETIC

  1. the prophetic books of the Old Testament
  2. <in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in>

First Known Use of PROPHETIC

15th century

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