prophecy

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
2. (countable, uncountable) The public interpretation of Scripture.

Verb

Alternative form of prophesy.

Synonyms

prediction

forecast

divination

oracle

augury

vaticination

prognostication

foretelling

fortune-telling

predict

hint

omen

foresight

prognosis

clairvoyance

foretell

palmistry

predication

presage

prognostic

reason

revelation

soothsay

warning

⚠️

word

advice

Translations

prophétie

profecía

profezia

Prophezeiung

profecia

profetie

voorspelling

προφητεία

voorzegging

Vorhersage

Voraussage

profecia

prédiction

predicción

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒfɨsi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: prophecie

In summary

From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “I tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy.