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 seer made a prophecy.
  • That isn't the prophecy of the poet.
  • He is the hero of the great prophecy.
  • This fulfills the prophecy of the Demiurge.
  • Boots revealed the meaning of the prophecy.
  • Much of the book and the prophecy is of a baby.
  • They deduce Riddick is the one in the prophecy.
  • Discussing the accuracy of the prophecy is worthwhile.
  • It is by prophecy that a person's foreordination is thought to be revealed.
  • 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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