prophetically
2
7.4
- adverb
- /prəˈfɛtɪkli/
- Literature
:
proféticamente
- His remarks about the economic downturn were made prophetically, predicting the challenges ahead.
- prophetically warned
And it's certainly at the heart of the Palestinian 'cause it's a place of prophets and it's a place that should be treated prophetically.
- And it's certainly at the heart of the Palestinian 'cause it's a place of prophets and it's a place that should be treated prophetically.
Examples
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I get the sense the Lord would have us discern spiritually and prophetically what's at stake.
Blog text (31) -
God has been prophetically warning us through His Word since the Garden of Eden.
Blog text (23) -
Nice quickly surveys the contents of the living room and says prophetically, "This will all be mine."
Academic text (1990) -
Do we really just want to be above them and set apart, rather than prophetically declaring truth?
Blog text (19) -
My wife and I have ministered prophetically to thousands over the last dozen years or so.
Blog text (32) -
In 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, prophetically said, "Education is a matter of life and death for Pakistan."
Blog text (3) -
At once their breasts swelled with pride, for they could hear, prophetically, their new name echoing down through the centuries in thousands of poems and songs.
Fiction book (2002) -
Seventy-seven years ago, atheist author H.P. Lovecraft wrote prophetically of the fundamentalist "future-shock" reaction to evolution.
Academic text (2010) -
In her final letter, she wrote prophetically, "I fear I may not see you again."
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The scientist warned prophetically that climate change would have serious consequences for future generations.
Synonyms
1
8.6
In a way that shows someone can predict what will happen
1
9.0
In a way that shows something bad or important is about to happen
1
4.9
In a way that uses data to say what will happen next
1
7.0
In a way that shows something important will happen
In a way that seems to see the future
In a way that hints at something that will happen later
How Prophetic
1
8.6
- Literature
2
7.4
- Literature
- Specialized
1
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Prophetically comes from the word prophet, which has the parts pro- 'before' and -phe- 'speak', so a prophet is someone who 'speaks before' events happen; that's why to speak prophetically is to warn, predict, or describe the future.