prophecy

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Let us hope that the prophecy will be amply fulfilled.

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  1. noun An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will.
  2. noun A prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration.
  3. noun Such an inspired message or prediction transmitted orally or in writing.
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  • But the prophecy is a mystery that demands explanation. —  AnalogSFF,July-August2007
  • ;The actual words of the prophecy are a little different. —  And when Elric had told his three lies to Cymoril, his betrothed, and had set his ambitious cousin Yyrkoon as Regent on the Ru
  • Then she understood; the “Jade Pool” of the prophecy was a viewing portal into alternate universes. —  AnalogSFF,March2008
  • This prophecy is about the clash of two great world powers: the king of the south (radical Islam led by Iran), and the king of the north (a Catholic-inspired, German-led united states of Europe). —  theTrumpet.com: Front Page
  • I mean the element of true prediction in Hebrew prophecy. —  To My Younger Brethren Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work
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prediction ·  revelation ·  omen ·  vision ·  legend ·  teaching ·  prophet ·  tragedy ·  expectation ·  inspiration ·  promise ·  mystery

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  1. Middle English prophecie, from Old French, from Latin prophētīa, from Greek prophēteia, from prophētēs, prophet; see prophet.

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  1. from Middle English prophecy, prophecie, profecye, from Old French prophecie, prophetie, French prophétie = Spanish profecía = Portuguese prophecia = Italian profezia, from Late Latin prophetia (Middle Latin also prophecia), from Greek προφητεία, the gift of interpreting the will of the gods, in N. T. inspired discourse, prediction (see def. 2), from προφητεύειν, prophesy, predict, from προφήτης, a prophet: see prophet.
 

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