prophesy

Meaning

Verb

1. To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
2. To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
3. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
4. (intransitive) To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.

Noun

Obsolete spelling of prophecy; now a misspelling.

Synonyms

predict

foretell

forecast

prognosticate

divine

augur

soothsay

vaticinate

foreshadow

preach

foresee

anticipate

prophetize

prophesize

harbinger

hold back

mean

plan

promise

query

question

❓

refrain

riddle

say

🗣️

scold

show

signify

spell

tell

think

🤔

utter

warn

foretell the future

make clear

tell fortunes

say beforehand

tell beforehand

embrass

abode

make prophecy

ask

bode

clarify

comprise

conjecture

denote

diagnose

explain

forebode

foreknow

Translations

prophétiser

prophezeien

prédire

profetizar

voorspellen

predire

voorzeggen

profetizar

predecir

beduiden

profetizzare

profeteren

predizer

augurer

profetitzar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɒfɪsaɪ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: prophecien

In summary

From Middle English prophecien; partly from prophecie, and partly from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy”). Doublet of prophecy.