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prophesy

prop·hesy

UK/ˈpɹɒfɪsaɪ/ US/ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ/ rare obsolete

verb

1.

predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

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2.

deliver a sermon

  • “The minister is not preaching this Sunday”
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Origin

From Middle English prophecien; partly from prophecie, and partly from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy”). Doublet of prophecy.

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