What does PROPHECY mean?
Definitions for PROPHECY
ˈprɒf ə siprophe·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
prophecy, prognostication, vaticinationnoun
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
prophecy, divinationnoun
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
Wiktionary
prophecynoun
A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prophecynoun
A declaration of something to come; prediction.
Etymology: πϱοφητία; prophetic, Fr.
He hearkens after prophecies and dreams. William Shakespeare.
Poets may boast
Their work shall with the world remain;
Both bound together, live or die,
The verses and the prophecy. Edmund Waller.
Wikipedia
Prophecy
In religion, a prophecy is a message that has been communicated to a person (typically called a prophet) by a supernatural entity. Prophecies are a feature of many cultures and belief systems and usually contain divine will or law, or preternatural knowledge, for example of future events. They can be revealed to the prophet in various ways depending on the religion and the story, such as visions, divination, or direct interaction with divine beings in physical form. Stories of prophetic deeds sometimes receive considerable attention and some have been known to survive for centuries through oral tradition or as religious texts.
Webster Dictionary
Prophecynoun
a declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling
Prophecynoun
a book of prophecies; a history; as, the prophecy of Ahijah
Prophecynoun
public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation or instruction
Etymology: [OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. prophtie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. , fr. to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. prophet. See Prophet.]
Wikidata
Prophecy
Prophecy is a process in which one or more messages that have been communicated to a prophet are then communicated to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of conditioned events to come as well as testimonies or repeated revelations that the world is divine. The process of prophecy especially involves reciprocal communication of the prophet with the source of the messages. Throughout history, clairvoyance has commonly been used and associated with prophecy. Various concepts of prophecy are found throughout all of the world's religions and cults. To a certain degree prophecy can be an integral concept within any religion or cult. The term has found deep usage in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Baha'i and Mormonism along with many others.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prophecy
prof′e-si, n. a prediction: public interpretation of Scripture: instruction: (B.) a book of prophecies. [O. Fr. prophecie—L. prophetīa—Gr. prophēteia—prophētēs.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Prophecy
properly not a forecasting of particular events and the succession of them, but so far as it refers to the future at all is an insight into the course of things in the time to come from insight into the course of them in days gone by or now, and that is believed to be the character of Hebrew prophecy, founded on faith in the immutability of the divine order of things.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of PROPHECY in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of PROPHECY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of PROPHECY in a Sentence
To realize that prophecy in the people is like fruit in the tree is to know the unity of life.
He's a guy, at the age that he is, without a job, he's gone through [what's akin to] a divorce, or at least a separation. It doesn't have to do with the nonfulfillment of the [2012 alien] prophecy. I think he's got more human things that are depressing him. And I'm not agreeing that he may be depressed. I think that's a false diagnosis.
I wrote the book- to generations yet unborn- in trench town during my high school years as a prophecy of my reggae predictions. as a visionary, I saw what the jamaica today would become, if, and only if the status quo would help and respect the poor and disadvantaged people. jamaica and the world today does not surprise me. my reggae does not care if you are black or white just as long as you can make what is wrong- right! I am ras cardo, the creator.
Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.
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- profeciaCatalan, Valencian
- proroctvíCzech
- profeti, spådomDanish
- ProphezeiungGerman
- profecíaSpanish
- prophétieFrench
- tairngreachtIrish
- jóslat, próféciaHungarian
- մարգարեությունArmenian
- nubuatIndonesian
- profeziaItalian
- 예언Korean
- kupu whakaariMāori
- voorspellingDutch
- przepowiednia, proroctwoPolish
- profeciaPortuguese
- предсказание, пророчествоRussian
- pròroštvo, proročánstvoSerbo-Croatian
- profetiaSwedish
- utabiriSwahili
- คำทำนายThai
- vahiyTurkish
- lời tiên triVietnamese
- 預言Chinese
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