prophecy
121
6.8
- noun
- /ˈprɑːfəsi/
:
profecía
- You have been brought here, as the prophecy has decreed.
- a self-fulfilling prophecy
- to fulfil a prophecy
- fulfillment of prophecy
And then this was literally like a prophecy waiting to be fulfilled.
- And then this was literally like a prophecy waiting to be fulfilled.
- So it becomes this self fulfilling prophecy, right?
- I now know that that's the truth, for it is written in the prophecy.
- Prophets are generally unconscious of their prophecy.
- So that mindset of reciprocity can turn these dark sort of toxic, self fulfilling prophecies into more virtuous ones.
- So it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
- Good fortune and doom mixed together in the Oracle's prophecy.
- Do we have New Testament authors making this up to fulfill what they think a prophecy says when it actually doesn't?
- Being given gifts of just different things, like prophecy, spiritual activation.
Examples
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What you saw was a direct fulfillment of God's prophecy in Revelation 11.
Fiction book (1999) -
The village gathered to discuss the prophecy that predicted a harsh winter ahead.
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Do you also have the power of prophecy?
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The presence of prophecy within Islam is a constant.
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How can I fulfill the prophecy?
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The prophecies say so, but they are centuries old, maybe more.
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The gods celebrate the fulfillment of the prophecy.
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Prophecy has foretold the coming of strangers from another world.
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"For the next half hour, Bruce explained this and other prophecies being fulfilled before their eyes."
Fiction book (1999) -
Muad'Dib had become the hand of God, fulfilling the Fremen prophecy.
Synonyms
375
2.6
A guess about what will happen in the future based on facts or signs
90
6.5
New truth told to people by God or a spirit
8
9.1
A message from a god that tells what will happen
8
9.3
A statement about what will happen in the future
7
8.9
Being aware of something before it happens
2
8.6
Knowledge given to people by a god or supernatural power
1
6.8
To say what will happen in the future
A prediction of future events said to come from a god
A picture in the mind of a future event that appears in a dream
A personal message people believe they receive from God
How Certain
- Literature
8
9.1
- Literature
90
6.5
121
6.8
375
2.6
768
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prophecy comes from Greek parts pro- ('before') and a root meaning 'to speak', and it shares the same source as prophet. So a prophecy is a message, often from the gods, that 'speaks before' events and gives knowledge of the future.