Definition of prophesy Prophesy
proph•e•sy
We found 12 definitions of prophesy from 6 different sources.
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What does prophesy mean?
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| prophesy - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration | ||
| vaticinate | ||
| forebode, predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" | ||
| vaticinate foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy | ||
| enlighten, irradiate give spiritual insight to; in religion | ||
| prophesy - deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" | ||
| preach | ||
| lecture, talk deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" | ||
| evangelise, evangelize convert to Christianity; "The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- prophesy (v. t.)
To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate. - prophesy (v. t.)
To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure. - prophesy (v. i.)
To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come. - prophesy (v. i.)
To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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prophesy
To make a prediction or prophecy. -
prophesy
To deliver a sermon.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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prophesy
prof′e-sī, v.t. to foretell: to predict.—v.i. (B.) to exhort: to expound religious subjects.—pa.t. and pa.p. proph′esīed.—ns. Proph′esīer; Proph′esying. [s has been arbitrarily substituted for c, to distinguish the verb from the noun.]
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🔤- prophesy, verb, present, 1st person singular of prophesy (infinitive).
- prophesy, verb (infinitive).
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