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Learn to pronounce proph·e·sy

/ˈpräfəˌsī/
verb
say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future.
"Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest"
synonyms: predict, foretell, forecast, foresee, forewarn of, prognosticate, divine, augur, presage, previse, foreshow, croak, spae, vaticinate, auspicate

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prophesy connotes inspired or mystic knowledge of the future especially as the fulfilling of divine threats or promises.
verb · to reveal or foretell (something, esp a future event) by or as if by divine inspiration · archaic. intr to give instruction in religious subjects ...
PROPHESY meaning: 1. to say that you believe something will happen in the future: 2. to say that you believe…. Learn more.
noun ; 1 · an inspired utterance of a prophet ; 2 · the function or vocation of a prophet ; 3 · a prediction of something to come ...
Used as a verb prophesy can mean to deliver a sermon or predict through divine inspiration. A religious leader may prophesy to followers about good, evil, and ...
prophesy in American English · 1. to foretell or predict · 2. to indicate beforehand · 3. to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration · 4. to utter ...
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​to say what will happen in the future (done in the past using religious or magic powers). prophesy something to prophesy war; The event was prophesied in ...
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Jan 4, 2022 · To prophesy is simply to speak prophecy. Prophecy is the noun, and prophesy is the verb. Prophecy at its most basic definition is “a message ...
Verb edit · To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet. [from 14th c.] · To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration). [from ...
To prophesy is to predict something or to utter something inspired by one's god. It pops up in English in about 1350 as prophecien and prophesien, coming ...