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prophesy

[prof-uh-sahy]

verb (used with object)

prophesied, prophesying 
  1. to foretell or predict.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. to indicate beforehand.

  3. to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration.

    Synonyms:
  4. to utter in prophecy or as a prophet.



verb (used without object)

prophesied, prophesying 
  1. to make predictions.

  2. to make inspired declarations of what is to come.

  3. to speak as a mediator between God and humankind or in God's stead.

  4. Archaic.to teach religious subjects.

prophesy

/ ˈɒɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to reveal or foretell (something, esp a future event) by or as if by divine inspiration

  2. archaic(intr) to give instruction in religious subjects

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • prophesiable adjective
  • prophesier noun
  • unprophesied adjective
  • ˈDZˌ adjective
  • ˈDZˌ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prophesy1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; verb use of variant of the noun prophecy (fully distinguished in form and meaning in the 18th century)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prophesy1

C14 prophecien, from prophecy
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Synonym Study

See predict.
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When we set out to make this film, No Choice, we hoped to imagine a plausible future — not to prophesy our present reality.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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But the sun no longer shines on their quaint German town, and Ellen prophesies that something is wrong.

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