proph ‧ e ‧ cy /ˈprɒfəsi, ˈprɒfɪsi $ ˈprɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural prophecies )
1 . [countable] a statement that something will happen in the future, especially one made by someone with religious or magic powers ⇨ prophet
prophecy (that)
The prophecy that David would become King was fulfilled.
prophecy of
the prophecy of Isaiah
2 . [uncountable] the power or act of making statements about what will happen in the future:
She had the gift of prophecy.
⇨ self-fulfilling prophecy at ↑ self-fulfilling