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prophesy
proph·e·sy
[
próffə s
]
(
past and past participle
proph·e·sied
,
present participle
proph·e·sy·ing
,
3rd person present singular
proph·e·sies
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive and intransitive verb
predict:
to predict what is going to happen
2.
intransitive verb
predict with divine authority:
to supposedly reveal the will of a deity in predicting a future event
[
14th century. < Old French
prophecier
<
prophecie
(see
prophecy
)
]
proph·e·si·able
adjective
proph·e·si·er
noun
Word Usage
See prophecy.
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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