prophecy
Syllables: pro·phe·cyUK/ˈpɹɒfɪsi//ˈpɹɑfɪsi/
prophecy noun: a prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration. Also the alternative form of prophesy.
Noun
prophecy (countable and uncountable, plural prophecies)
- A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
- French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book.
- But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy.1862, Margaret Oliphant, The Life of Edward Irving
- The public interpretation of Scripture.
Also used as
prophecy is also the alternative form of prophesy.
prophecy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
prophecy in Hindi
- prediction
- भविष्यवाणी bhaviṣyavāṇī
prophecy in Tamil
- தீர்க்கதரிசனம்
prophecy in Marathi
- भविष्यवाणी
prophecy in Bengali
- ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী, ভবিষ্যৎবাণী
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- prophecy in Telugu
- ప్రవచనం, ప్రవచనము
- prophecy in Malayalam
- പ്രവചനം pravacanaṁ
- prophecy in Kannada
- ಭವಿಷ್ಯವಾಣಿಯ, ಭವಿಷ್ಯವಾಣಿಯು
- prophecy in Punjabi
- ਭਵਿੱਖਵਾਣੀ
- prophecy in Gujarati
- ભવિષ્યવાણી, ભવિષ્યકથન
- prophecy in Odia
- ଭବିଷ୍ଯ଼ବାଣୀ, ଭବିଷ୍ଯ଼ଦ୍ବାଣୀ, ଭବିଷ୍ଯ଼ଦ୍ବାକ୍ଯ଼
- prophecy in Tagalog
- hawo
- prophecy in Arabic
- نُبُوءَة nubūʔa, تَنَبُّؤ tanabbuʔ
- prophecy in Indonesian
- nubuat, nujuman
- prophecy in Thai
- พยากรณ์ pá-yaa-gɔɔn, ลาง laang, คำทำนาย kam-tam-naai
- prophecy in Vietnamese
- tiên tri
- prophecy in Myanmar
- ဟောကိန်း hau:kin:
Examples of prophecy in a sentence
- The madman obtained a soapbox which he stood on at the corner of Broadway and Wall street, to shout out his prophecy of the end of the world.
- “The Life of a Showgirl” doesn’t quite fulfill this prophecy — or, rather, it delivers only technically.
- It can be defined as the experimental (techno-)science of self-fulfilling prophecies.
Forms of prophecy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | prophecies |
| alternative form (obsolete) | prophecie |
| alternative form (obsolete) | prophesy |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | prophecies |
| present participle | prophecying |
| past participle | prophecied |
| past | prophecied |
Origin of prophecy
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.
Words formed from prophecy
Questions about prophecy
- What does prophecy mean?
- Prophecy means a prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
- What is prophecy in Hindi?
- Prophecy in Hindi is भविष्यवाणी (bhaviṣyavāṇī). See Prophecy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is prophecy?
- Prophecy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce prophecy?
- Prophecy is pronounced /ˈpɹɒfɪsi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of prophecy?
- The plural of prophecy is prophecies.
Words near prophecy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: prophecy (page history and authors); prophecy (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prophecy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prophecy (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prophecy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prophecy (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prophecy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prophecy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); prophecy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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