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prophetic (iou)



prophetic adjective. L15.
[French prophetique or late Latin propheticus from Greek prophetikos, from prophetes: see PROPHET, -IC.]
1. Characterized by or of the Nature of containing a prediction; predicting or presaging something. Freq. foll. by of. L15.
prophetic present, prophetic perfect Grammar the present or perfect tense used to express a certain future.
J. Wilson Lurid stars Prophetic of throne-shattering wars. J. R. Lowell Verses..prophetic of the maturer man. J. M. Murry That sonnet was prophetic..far in advance of..his work at the moment.
2. Of, pertaining to, or befitting a prophet or prophecy; having the character or function of a prophet. E17.
3. Spoken of in prophecy, predicted. Now rare. M17.
prophetical adjective (a) = PROPHETIC 2; (b) = PROPHETIC 1: LME.
propheti'cality noun (rare) M19.
propheticalness noun (rare) E18.
prophetically adverb L15.
propheticism noun a prophetic statement etc., an expression characteristic of a prophet; prophetic condition or state: L17.
propheticly adverb (rare) M17-E18.

shovelard (medicine)


shovelard
<zoology> Shoveler.

Source: Websters Dictionary