prophetic

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adjective pro·phet·ic \ prə-ˈfe-tik \

variants: or less commonly prophetical play \-ˈfe-ti-kəl\

Definition of prophetic

1 :of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

2 :foretelling events :predictive

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prophetically

play \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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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

But these programs at their worst can lull the church into a prophetic slumber.

— hamil r. harris, Washington Post, "U.S. political climate results from ‘theological malpractice,’ D.C. pastor says," 25 Aug. 2017
Heading into his senior year at DeMatha this fall, the 17-year-old Laurel resident proved prophetic.

— glenn graham, baltimoresun.com, "Reyes has passion and lofty goals in taekwondo," 22 Aug. 2017
One of them, eight-decade-old French retailer Monoprix, took issue with Amazon’s techno-prophetic rhetoric — and responded with humor.

— Ángel gonzález, The Seattle Times, "French grocer’s YouTube video takes un petit jab at Amazon Go," 5 July 2017
Los Angeles Lakers Lonzo Ball, PG, UCLA Lonzo makes his father LaVar look prophetic and ends up with his hometown team.

— jason jones, sacbee, "With the fifth and tenth picks in the NBA draft, the Kings will take ...," 21 June 2017
Los Angeles Lakers Lonzo Ball, PG, UCLA Lonzo makes his father LaVar look prophetic and ends up with his hometown team.

— jason jones, sacbee.com, "With the fifth and tenth picks in the NBA draft, the Kings will take ...," 21 June 2017
Miracles do not authenticate one's prophetic mission. (

— rabbi avi weiss, Jewish Journal, "Weiss: The role of miracles in the process of belief," 19 June 2017
Fast forward a few weeks, and those predictions proved prophetic.

— andrew nemec, OregonLive.com, "Braden Lenzy, Tigard 4-star athlete, flips from Notre Dame to Oregon Ducks," 14 June 2017
The prophetic spirits of Ambedkar and Du Bois must come alive as never before.

— cornel west and suraj yengde, The Root, "A Shared History of Struggle Should Unite India’s Dalits and African Americans in the Fight for Equality," 12 June 2017

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