Definitions for prophecy
ˈprɒf ə siprophe·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. prophecy, prognostication, vaticinationnoun

   knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

2. prophecy, divinationnoun

   a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. prophecynoun

   A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

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1. 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.

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1. prophecy

   Prophecy is the process of revealing or forecasting information or events that cannot be known by natural means, typically believed to be divinely-inspired visions or revelations about the future or the truth of a situation. It often associated with religion or spirituality, where it is thought to be a message from a deity or higher power.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Prophecynoun

   a declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling

2. Prophecynoun

   a book of prophecies; a history; as, the prophecy of Ahijah

3. Prophecynoun

   public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation or instruction

4. 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.]

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1. 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.

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1. 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.]

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1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Prediction

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How to pronounce prophecy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say prophecy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prophecy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prophecy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of prophecy in a Sentence

1. Carl Sagan:

   Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science?

2. Sarah Audelo:

   We need to see the vice president making a real effort to bring young voters in, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when candidates say young people won't vote and then fail to target them.

3. Paul Sadler:

   As we study the Word of God rightly divided we are to understand that God has arranged His dealings with mankind into two programs. We have His prophesied purpose and His secret purpose. Prophecy has to do with the earth and Christ's reign upon it during the millennial kingdom, while the Mystery concerns our exaltation with Christ in the heavenlies.

4. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.:

   Every year, if not every day, we have to wager our salvation upon some prophecy based upon imperfect knowledge.

5. James Allen:

   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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=prophecy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Prophecy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=prophecy
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophecy
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=prophecy
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=prophecy
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Prophecy
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=prophecy