What does prophesy mean?
Definitions for prophesy
ˈprɒf əˌsaɪproph·esy
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Princeton's WordNet
prophesy, vaticinateverb
predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
preach, prophesyverb
deliver a sermon
"The minister is not preaching this Sunday"
Wiktionary
prophesyverb
To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
prophesyverb
To predict, to foretell.
prophesyverb
To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.
Etymology: Partly from prophecy, and partly from prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Prophesyverb
Miserable England,
I prophesy the fearful’st time to thee,
That ever wretched age hath look’d upon. William Shakespeare.I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good, but evil. 1 Kings.
The Lord sent me to prophesy, against this house, all the words that ye have heard. Jer. xxvi. 12.
Methought thy very gait did prophesy
A royal nobleness. William Shakespeare, King Lear.To Prophesyverb
Strange screams of death;
And prophesying with accents terrible
Of dire combustion. William Shakespeare.Receiv’d by thee, I prophesy, my rhimes,
Mix’d with thy works, their life no bounds shall see. Thomas Tickell.Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man. Ezekiel.
The elders of the Jews builded, and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai. Esra vi. 14.
Wikipedia
prophesy
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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prophesy
Prophesy refers to the act of predicting or foretelling future events or developments, often perceived as being revealed through divine or supernatural means. It may also refer to delivering such revelations or messages, especially in a religious or spiritual context.
Webster Dictionary
Prophesyverb
to foretell; to predict; to prognosticate
Prophesyverb
to foreshow; to herald; to prefigure
Prophesyverb
to utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come
Prophesyverb
to give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound
Etymology: [See Prophecy.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Prophesy
prof′e-sī, v.t. to foretell: to predict.—v.i. (B.) to exhort: to expound religious subjects.—pa.t. and pa.p. proph′esīed.—ns. Proph′esīer; Proph′esying. [s has been arbitrarily substituted for c, to distinguish the verb from the noun.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prophesy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prophesy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of prophesy in a Sentence
This story about what Clarke did is a very moving one, It was like a prophesy of what we are trying to do now. We too are trying to preserve works of art for future generations.
History repeats itself and history never repeats itself are about equally trueWe never know enough about the infinitely complex circumstances of any past event to prophesy the future by analogy.
It's beginning to potentially pose a threat to us running a good election in November, and then these people that are behind all this will say,' You can't trust these government officials. They can't run the election.' It's a self-fulfilling prophesy they are trying to bring about.
I did say. Reggae is rastafarian, prophesy, and message giving. It aims to unite people in a loving way, so we can stop all this hatred, racism, and killings. I think the music industry is trying to take that spirit out of it and really secularize it- but that will never happen! it is the word of god speaking to his people.
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- profetitzarCatalan, Valencian
- prophezeienGerman
- προβλέπω, μαντεύωGreek
- profetizarSpanish
- prophétiserFrench
- 予言Japanese
- prophetabitLatin
- прорекува, проповедаMacedonian
- profetiza, prezice, profețiRomanian
- пророчить, предсказать, предсказывать, пророчествовать, прорицатьRussian
- pròrećiSerbo-Croatian
- profeteraSwedish
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