English Explanatory Dictionary

prophecy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
  2. The public interpretation of Scripture.
verb
  1. Alternative form of prophesy.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒfɪsi/ prŏfʹĭ-sē /ˈpɹɑfɪsi/ En-us-prophecy.ogg

Word forms

prophecy prophecies prophecie prophesy prophecying prophecied

Etymology

From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy.

Related words

prophesy prophet prophetation prophetic prophetically propheticism propheticly prophetocracy prophetry

Derived words

counterprophecy propheciographer prophecize self-defeating prophecy self-fulfilling prophecy
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