/ prəˈfetɪk; NAmE / adjective ( formal )
1.
correctly stating or showing what will happen in the future :
Many of his warnings proved prophetic.
2.
like or connected with a prophet or prophets :
the prophetic books of the Old Testament
► proph·et·ic·al·ly / prəˈfetɪkli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent.: from French prophétique or late Latin propheticus , from Greek prophētikos predicting (see prophet ).