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Adjective
/prəˈfetik/,
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Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future,
  1. Accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future
    • - his warnings proved prophetic
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
    • - the prophetic books of the Old Testament
  1. foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic"
  2. (prophetically) in a prophetic manner; "he prophetically anticipated the disaster"
  3. (prophecy) knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
  4. (prophecy) a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
  5. (prophet) an authoritative person who divines the future
  6. (prophet) someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God
  7. A prophecy is the message that has been communicated to a prophet which the prophet then communicates to others. Such messages typically involve divine inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of events to come (cf. divine knowledge).
  8. (Prophecy (album)) Prophecy is reggae, dancehall artist Capleton's fifth studio album. It was released on November 7, 1995. The album features guest appearances from former member of the Hip Hop supergroup Wu-tang clan Method Man.
  9. (Prophecy (film)) Prophecy is a 1979 horror film directed by John Frankenheimer and written by David Seltzer. It stars Robert Foxworth, Talia Shire and Armand Assante.
  10. (Prophecy (Harry Potter)) The following fictional characters are staff members and denizens of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books written by J. K. Rowling. The characters of Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape and Rubeus Hagrid have their own articles. ...
  11. (Prophecy (Mami Kawada song)) "Prophecy" is the eighth single released by the J-pop singer, Mami Kawada, released on November 18, 2009. The titular track will be used as the opening theme for Shakugan no Shana S, an OVA of the anime series Shakugan no Shana. ...
  12. (Prophecy (song)) "Prophecy" is a song by rock band Remy Zero. Taken from their album Villa Elaine, it charted on both the United States Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
  13. (Prophecy) [noun] Any God-inspired testimony of Jesus (Revelation 19:10), including (but not exclusive to) the written Scriptures; the key to understanding God’s voice is to know His heart
  14. (PROPHECY) A prediction of future events, usually divinely inspired.
  15. (prophecy) foretelling of what is to come; also something that is predicted
  16. Prophecy in a broad sense, is the prediction of future events or the speaking of divine words (divine Revelation) through chosen human messengers (prophets).
  17. (Prophecy) The power of predicting the future, either by mystic vision or by a knowledge of the laws of cycles. Those versed in the latter can predict future cataclysms, racial events, etc. ...
  18. (Prophecy) A biblical mode of knowledge founded upon the premise (or claim) that the words were spoken by God, as the medieval philosopher Gersonides put it, "prior to [the prophets ] coming to be."
  19. (Prophecy) A message of divine origins that makes claims about the future.  Prophecies are shared with others by the prophet who received them, via writings or teachings.
  20. (Prophecy) Ability to see or sense what might happen, if all goes according to a divine plan.
  21. (Prophecy) Foreknowledge of events usually revealed in visions, dreams or through divine revelation
  22. (Prophecy) God is relational and He talks to His people. Prophecy is when a person hears what God has to say and then shares that prophetic word with someone else or with the church.
  23. (Prophecy) In order to understand the will of the gods, the Greeks used many methods of prophecy, which included consulting oracles (holy places in which humans could pose questions and receive answers through the god's chosen interpreter), inspecting the entrails of a sacrificed animal, or ...
  24. (Prophecy) Knowledge that comes in the form of a vision or dream before it actually happens. Traditionally, its source is believed to be a divine revelation.
  25. (Prophecy) Prediction, utterance of a prophet. A discourse emanating from divine inspiration and declaring the purposes of God, whether by reproving and admonishing the wicked, or comforting the afflicted, or revealing things hidden; especially by foretelling future events.