prophecy definition - Dictionary

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proph·e·cy [ próffəssee ] (plural proph·e·cies)

noun

Definition:

1. divine prediction: a prediction of a future event that is believed to reveal the will of a deity

2. prediction: a prediction that something will occur in the future

3. supposed ability to predict future: the supposed ability to predict the future when inspired by a deity

[13th century. Via French prophecie and late Latin prophetia< Greek prophēteia< prophētēs (see prophet)]

Word Usage


	prophecy or prophesy? Though spelled almost alike, these two words are pronounced differently and have different grammatical functions. Prophecy, a noun only, means "a prediction or the ability to predict the future," as in a dire economic prophecy.Prophesy, a verb, means "to predict," as in would not go so far as to prophesy a recession just yet.