Prophesy

/ˈpɹɒfɪsaɪ/ · verb

Meaning

To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet..

Definitions by Sense

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, Christianity) To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.
5. Obsolete spelling of prophecy; now a misspelling.

Example Sentences

No, but when the Spirit fils The fantastick Pannicles: Full of fier; then I write

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

[…] at that very moment a loud and high-pitched voice broke the outer silence of the night. It was Chielo, the priestess of Agbala, prophesying. There was nothing new in that. Once in a while Chielo was possessed by the spirit of her god and she began to prophesy.

Then I perceive that will be verified Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy ‘If once he come to be a cardinal, He’ll make his cap co-equal with the crown.’

My Lord of Hereford here whom you call King, / Is a foule traitour to proud Herefords King, / And if you crowne him let me propheſie, / The bloud of Engliſh ſhall manure the ground, / And future ages groane for this foule act, [...]

He doth not prophesy good concerning me.

People prophesied a long continuance to this already lengthened frost; said the spring would be very late; no spring fashions required; no summer clothing purchased for a short uncertain summer.

‘It has been prophesied more than once that he will find it.’

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Word Forms

• prophesies
• prophesying
• prophesied
• prophecy

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