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prophesy
[prof-uh-sahy]
verb (used with object)
to foretell or predict.
Synonyms: ,to indicate beforehand.
to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration.
Synonyms:to utter in prophecy or as a prophet.
verb (used without object)
to make predictions.
to make inspired declarations of what is to come.
to speak as a mediator between God and humankind or in God's stead.
Archaic.to teach religious subjects.
prophesy
/ ˈɒɪˌɪ /
verb
to reveal or foretell (something, esp a future event) by or as if by divine inspiration
archaic(intr) to give instruction in religious subjects
Confusables Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- prophesiable adjective
- prophesier noun
- unprophesied adjective
- ˈDZˌ adjective
- ˈDZˌ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of prophesy1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
When we set out to make this film, No Choice, we hoped to imagine a plausible future — not to prophesy our present reality.
This is headline news today, but more than a century ago American writers began to foresee such a crisis, and to prophesy what might happen next.
The central QAnon belief is that a secret cabal of Satanic pedophilic Democrats runs much of the world and that Trump is prophesied to be a savior who will expose them all.
The White House says he does not plan to back down, and have downplayed the risk of a recession that has been prophesied by some economists.
But the sun no longer shines on their quaint German town, and Ellen prophesies that something is wrong.
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