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prophecy

prop·hecy

UK/ˈpɹɒfɪsi/ US/ˈpɹɑfɪsi/ fairly common

noun

1.

knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

Synonyms
2.

Origin

From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy.

Phrases

  • AIMA prophecy
  • self-defeating prophecy
  • self-fulfilling prophecy

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