prophetic
prop·he·tic
adjective
1.
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
- “prophetic writings”
- “prophetic powers”
- “words that proved prophetic”
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós), equivalent to prophet + -ic.
Phrases
- prophetic week
- prophetic year
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