prophecy
IPA: prˈɑfʌsi
noun
- A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
- The public interpretation of Scripture.
verb
- (chiefly dated) Alternative form of prophesy [To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.]
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Examples of "prophecy" in Sentences
- The Use of the Present and Preterite in prophecy is no proof that the author is later than Isaiah.
- I also avoid the term prophecy, which is often used to describe a claim to be able to see the future.
- Strictly, however, the term prophecy applies as much to outspeaking as to foretelling; and, even in the restricted sense of
- It has never failed to be foretold in prophecy from the beginning of the human race, and we now see the prophecy being fulfilled in all that happens (652).
- Indeed, the drift in the meaning of the word prophecy from "preaching" to "prediction" is one way that our understanding of sacred texts in the world has become muddled.
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