prophecy
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A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
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A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book.
But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy.
It is recorded that this remarkable prophecy, now largely fulfilled, was received with much merriment—an undeserved fate.
Flatterers were indeed beginning to wonder whether Edward I was not a new Arthur in the mould of Merlinic prophecies.
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The public interpretation of Scripture.
Etimologia
From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy.
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Variante di prophesydesuetoAlternative form of prophesy.
[…] think of the kind pains you took to reason and persuade me out of my fears, convince me that I should like it after a little while, and feel how right you proved to be, I am inclined to hope you may always prophecy as well.
The manipulation of these tremendous beneficent energies helped the world so well that the vast majority of these prophecied catastrophies did not happen.
One prophecied a change of fortunes for the club: […]
The Heideggerian tone of voice is indeed prophecied in Schiller’s discussion of dignity.
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prophecy · A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
prophet · Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.Prophet · Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an…Prophets · A division of the Old Testament, comprising the books of…