counterprophecy en · NOUN
Etymology
From counter- + prophecy.
Meanings
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A prophecy predicting the opposite of another prophecy.
Although she tends not to be a dance actor of spontaneity, she was suddenly vivid in her mime reply to Carabosse and her calm counterprophecy, judiciously timed.
2008 June 18, Alastair Macaulay, “Ballet Theater’s Revised ‘Beauty’ Spotlights a Very Busy Prince”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| counterprophecies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |