prophecy en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/ (General-American)
- /ˈpɹɒfɪsi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- prŏfʹĭ-sē (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
Flatterers were indeed beginning to wonder whether Edward I was not a new Arthur in the mould of Merlinic prophecies.
2000, R. R. Davies, The First English Empire: Power and Identities in the British Isles, 1093–1343, →ISBN, page 32:But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy.
1862, Margaret Oliphant, The Life of Edward Irving:It is recorded that this remarkable prophecy, now largely fulfilled, was received with much merriment—an undeserved fate.
1955 November, G. Machell, “Railway Development at Aylesbury - 1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 741-742:French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book.
- (countable, uncountable) The public interpretation of Scripture.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prophecie | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| prophecies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| prophesy | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
prophecize · propheciographer · counterprophecy · self-defeating prophecy · AIMA prophecy · self-fulfilling prophecy
Relateds
prophet · prophetically · propheticly · propheticism · prophetocracy · prophesy · prophetation · prophetic · prophetry
Translations (80)
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