Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will.
- n. A prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration.
- n. Such an inspired message or prediction transmitted orally or in writing.
- n. The vocation or condition of a prophet.
- n. A prediction.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Inspired discourse; specifically, in Christian theol., discourse flowing from the revelation and impulse of the Holy Spirit.
- n. A prediction; declaration of something to come; especially, a foretelling under divine inspiration.
- n. Interpretation of Scripture; religious exhortation or instruction.
- n. In liturgics: A lection from the Old Testament, especially a eucharistic or missal lection; also, a lection in the Mozarabic daily office, and in the Greek Church at sabbath vespers on certain festivals.
- n. The canticle Benedictus (Luke i. 68-79) as sung in the Gallican liturgy, afterward displaced by the Gloria in Excelsis. Synonyms Divination, etc. See
prediction .
Wiktionary
- n. A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling.
- n. (Script.) A book of prophecies; a history.
- n. Public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation or instruction.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
- n. knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
Etymologies
- From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteia, "prophecy"), from προφήτης (prophētēs, "speaker of a god"), from πρό (pro, "before") + φημί (phēmi, "I tell") (Wiktionary)
- Middle English prophecie, from Old French, from Latin prophētīa, from Greek prophēteia, from prophētēs, prophet; see prophet. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I also avoid the term prophecy, which is often used to describe a claim to be able to see the future.”
“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.”
“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).”
“The Use of the Present and Preterite in prophecy is no proof that the author is later than Isaiah.”
“Strictly, however, the term prophecy applies as much to outspeaking as to foretelling; and, even in the restricted sense of”
“Nahum. (3 pages) The subject of this prophecy is the approaching complete and final destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the great and at that time flourishing Assyrian empire.”
“Socrates Stream of consciousness, which, roughly translated, all knowledge flows through the universe in waves or particles, and those with the gift for interpretation thereof, do so, is an indication and explanation of the how of what we call prophecy; those able to have keen foresight, merely have skills the rest lack.”
Fascism, Bush, The Christian Right are Planning Hell On Earth!
“Could he truly have forgotten that the prophecy is about me?”
“Anything that they can twist into a prophecy is a thing that they love to pass on.”
“My dear friend,' said she, 'my prophecy is accomplishing – I know I must die.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘prophecy’.
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Guide to the Perplexed
Lexicon of terms set forth in Maimonides 'Guide to the Perplexed'. A fascinating exercise in theosophy and translation if one substitutes these definitions for a "revised" reading of the Old Testa...
eye, apprehend, associations, air, ruah : or ruhoth,..., affection, attribute, approach, accidents, ascending, articulated, back and 119 more...
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RELI - words with Biblical connotations
Words in the Bible evoking biblical stories or with special spiritual meaning. Proper names have been reduced to the minimum.
ark, judgement, holy, saint, baptism, spirit, love, eternal, altar, balsam, covenant, flood and 1115 more...
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RELI - words you immediately associat...
baptism, almighty, Balaam, altar, anoint, archangel, apostle, advent, writings, wonders, timbrel, thorns and 341 more...
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religion
who is this god person, anyway? (--Douglas Adams)
sachristy, vestry, diocese, papal, cardinal, pope, polygamy, seven, father, chaplain, vestments, blessing and 227 more...
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LIT - Iliad - key words and protagonists
depict, delegation, daughter, Dardanus, Dardanian, Dardan, Hellespont, cupbearer, Crete, Cretan, Creon, copulate and 713 more...
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RELI - virtues of the true Christian
The fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit
piety, chastity, generosity, modesty, healing, prophecy, tongues, wisdom, understanding, counsel, strength, knowledge and 7 more...
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big book gre
abase, abbess, abbey, abbot, abdicate, abdomen, abdominal, abduction, abed, aberration, abet, abeyance and 6689 more...
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revelation
synonyms of revelation or even catalysts leading revelation (moments of clarity).. whatever they may be (preferably nouns)
also experiences that are possible paths to enlightenment (v...rebirth, awakening, catharsis, revival, renewal, dawning, spring, reunion, recollect, exodus, epiphany, prophecy and 48 more...
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cindywrites's Words
chiaroscuro, mollycoddle, feckless, evocative, provocative, invocation, beckon, allay, becalm, console, lull, soothe and 479 more...
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eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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The Sog Collection
My big word list.
chaos, flaccid, empirical, flotsam, cacophony, grumble, assuage, awe, romance, mortality, coalesce, fortuitous and 3282 more...
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practice 2
100 words
momentous, domicile, adroit, ingenious, dexterous, genius, brevity, decorum, propriety, dignity, err, blunder and 91 more...
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Necessary?
"Words are very..."
The above was the original description for this list. Unfortunately, it doesn't convey much about the list contents.
I'm leaving you to draw your own conclusions abo...supererogation, fruitcake, unbeknownst, melifluous, bane, cavy, unnecessary, lyrical, question, undertow, weapon, arduous and 200 more...
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pixistix's Words
cumquat, circumlocution, panoply, propinquity, contumely, quietus, fardel, tmesis, tipsy, giddy, trudge, vortex and 211 more...
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Predictionary
EXPECTED vs. SURPRISE
aberration, exception, spontaneous, synchronicity, startle, waylay, prophecy, zemblanity, inadvertent, atavism, sui generis, anomaly and 127 more...
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Setting the Scene: Dark and Dreary
Words that lend to the dark and dreary atmosphere of gothic literature.
dark, dreary, shroud, shrouded, veiled, skeleton, skeletal, dead, death, murky, gloomy, lugubrious and 274 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for prophecy.

brobbins speaking, "communication" with God Jul 23, 2009