/prof"euh see/ , n. , pl. prophecies .
1. the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
2. something that is declared by a prophet, esp. a divinely inspired prediction, instruction, or exhortation.
3. a divinely inspired utterance or revelation: oracular prophecies.
4. the action, function, or faculty of a prophet.
[ 1175-1225; ME prophecie prophetia propheteía. See PROPHET, -Y 3 ]