Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prophecy \Proph"e*cy\, n.; pl. {Prophecies}, [OE. prophecie, OF.
profecie, F. proph['e]tie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to
be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. ? prophet.
See {Prophet}.]
1. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a
prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling.
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He hearkens after prophecies and dreams. --Shak.
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Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man.
--2. Pet. i.
21.
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2. (Script.) A book of prophecies; a history; as, the
prophecy of Ahijah. --2 Chron. ix. 29.
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3. Public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation
or instruction.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prophecy
n 1: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a
divine source) [syn: {prophecy}, {prognostication},
{vaticination}]
2: a prediction uttered under divine inspiration [syn:
{prophecy}, {divination}]
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