Prophesy Definition

prŏfĭ-sī
prophesied, prophesies, prophesying
verb
prophesied, prophesies, prophesying
To declare or predict (something) under or as under divine or paranormal guidance.
Webster's New World
To predict the future with certainty.
American Heritage
To teach religious matters; preach.
Webster's New World
To speak as a prophet; utter or make prophecies.
Webster's New World
To foreshadow.
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Origin of Prophesy

  • Middle English prophecien from Old French prophecier from prophecie prophecy prophecy

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Partly from prophecy, and partly from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy").

    From Wiktionary

Prophesy Sentence Examples

  • I am not unskilled in prophesy, but have true knowledge.

  • But it would be more than usually rash to prophesy that this exceptional popularity will endure.

  • He later freed his siblings and seized the throne himself, fulfilling the prophesy.

  • These two verses seem to be the central plank as the two witnesses prophesy doom.

  • It is dangerous to prophesy, but all the facts and circumstances before us point irresistibly to the conclusion that had the Jagiellonic dynasty but endured this promise of empire might well have been realized.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

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Words Starting With P and Ending With Y

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