Definition of prophetic
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
2 : foretelling events : predictive
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Examples of prophetic in a Sentence
the prophetic books of the Old Testament
in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in
Recent Examples of prophetic from the Web
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The gesture proved prophetic: within a decade, surging Pop art and minimalism had rendered de Kooning and his many followers, in the eyes of art-world cognoscenti, pitiably passé.
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Future years will reveal whether the story is prophetic or far-fetched.
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Yes, such prophetic calls about bonds have made many prognosticators look silly.
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This distinctive terminology describing how internet users would get information was in equal parts prophetic and motivated.
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Later in the interview, Simon expressed a cautious but prophetic hope that his late production would outpace those early hits.
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Indeed, the very unpopularity of his most cherished diplomatic goals is proof of their prophetic farsightedness.
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From the very beginning, the most curious among us have donned prophetic glasses and peered into the distance to make best guesses for what our world might be like in the years ahead.
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This happens throughout 2012 in scenarios including everybody from the U.S. president (Danny Glover) with daddy issues to a cruise-ship jazz musician whose son happens to be the prophetic researcher (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who saw the whole thing coming.
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15th Century
First Known Use of prophetic
15th century
PROPHETIC Defined for English Language Learners
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: correctly stating what will happen in the future
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: of or relating to a prophet or to prophecy
PROPHETIC Defined for Kids
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1 : of or relating to a prophet or prophecy
2 : serving to foretell His cough was prophetic of an early death. — Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
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