n.
Variant: also proph · e · sy
Pronunciation: ' prä-f ə -s ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies also -sies
Etymology: Middle English prophecie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin prophetia, from Greek proph ē teia, from proph ē t ē s prophet
Date: 13th century
1 : an inspired utterance of a prophet
2 : the function or vocation of a prophet specifically : the inspired declaration of divine will and purpose
3 : a prediction of something to come