PROPHESY


Meaning of PROPHESY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-fə-ˌsī ]

verb

( -sied ; -sy·ing )

Etymology: Middle English prophesien, from Anglo-French * prophecier, from Old French, from prophecie

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : to utter by or as if by divine inspiration

2. : to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge

3. : prefigure

intransitive verb

1. : to speak as if divinely inspired

2. : to give instruction in religious matters : preach

3. : to make a prediction

Synonyms: see foretell

• proph·e·si·er -ˌsī(-ə)r noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.