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prophesy(dictionary)

prophesy (iou)



prophesy verb. Also (earlier) prophecy. ME.
[Old French prophecier, formed as PROPHECY: see -Y2.]
verb intrans. Speak or write by divine inspiration, act as a prophet. Also, foretell or predict future events, orig. spec. by divine inspiration. ME.
Bible (AV): Jeremiah 19:14 Then came Ieremiah from Tophet, whither the Lord had sent him to prophecie. E. Waugh To prophesy rashly..there will be no air attack on London.
verb trans. Announce, utter, or write (a thing, that) by divine inspiration; foretell or predict (future events), orig. spec. by divine inspiration. ME.
G. Harris Marliann..prophesied that their parents would admire them. R. Deacon They..prophesied the Algiers coup.
b. fig. Foreshadow, prefigure. E17.
verb intrans. Interpret or expound Scripture or divine mysteries. Now rare. ME.
prophesier noun L15.
prophesying noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) an instance of this, a prediction: E16.