foretelling
IPA: fɔrtˈɛɫɪŋ
noun
- prediction
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Examples of "foretelling" in Sentences
- He is more particular here in foretelling his sufferings than any time before.
- One shilling for simple magic such as foretelling the fate of common black people.
- Christ, of whom not only Cyrus, who was God's servant in foretelling it, was a type.
- Plus, I’m getting the sense that the show, which has increasingly included soundbites of Kevin foretelling his own victory, has begun setting us up for an upset.
- "I usually take the Ferrari," he responded, summing up both the kind of fuel and reckless speed by which we arrived at our current being, and foretelling years of VIP douchery.
- "That stroke is to remind us," said Colum-cille, "that it is fitter for us to be inside Saint Patrick's church, praying as Saint Patrick taught us to pray, than to be foretelling what he will do for us on the Day of Judgment."
- Though the Old Testament prophets as agents of revelation are popularly conceived as being principally men involved in foretelling, that is, predicting future events, in reality the emphasis of their activity was involved in forthtelling.
- Consequently a sacrament is a sign that is both a reminder of the past, i.e. the passion of Christ; and an indication of that which is effected in us by Christ's passion, i.e. grace; and a prognostic, that is, a foretelling of future glory.
- IC, I know you explained the difference between "foretelling" and "forthtelling", and maybe I'm just a little dense, but I looked up the word and it's usage and it seems that although it could be used both ways, the usage of the word varies depending on the situation and context.
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