PROPHESY

verb (-sied; -sying) Etymology: Middle English prophesien, from Anglo-French *prophecier, from Old French, from prophecie Date: 14th century transitive verb to utter by or as if by divine inspiration, to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge, prefigure , intransitive verb to speak as if divinely inspired, to give instruction in religious matters ; preach , to make a prediction, see: foretell prophesier noun