prophesy

Speech parts

1. prophesy - Noun

2. prophesy - Verb

Meaning

To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.

To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come.

To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

preach vaticinate cross the bridge oracle herald project call augur bode divine promise expect predict prediction preaching
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Antonyms

know mistake retrospect reconsideration misinterpret amaze
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Hypernyms

call talk promise predict lecture anticipate

Hyponyms

enlighten irradiate vaticinate evangelize evangelise

Derivatives

prophesied prophesying

Examples

Both angels and demons are ignorant of the future, yet they make predictions. The angels do so when God reveals the future to them and commands them to prophesy, and what they prophesy comes to pass. Demons also make predictions, but these are only guesses based on what they see from afar. John of Damascus

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true. Eric Hoffer

But I feel convinced, and I venture even to prophesy in this regard, that the time will come when there will also be a minister of peace in the cabinet, seated beside the ministers of war. Fredrik Bajer

On the basis of the familiar experience that that which is learned with difficulty is better retained, it would have been safe to prophesy such an effect from the greater number of repetitions. Hermann Ebbinghaus

Do not prophesy to the man who can see further than you can. Japanese Proverb

It needs no laran to prophesy snow at midwinter. Darkovan Proverb

Close letter words and terms

prophesied prophesier prophesize prophesying prophet prophet of doom