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prophetic

prop·he·tic

UK/pɹəˈfɛtɪk/ US/prʌˈfɛtɪk/ uncommon

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

Related words

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