MEANING
A prediction or message presented as coming through divine or supernatural insight.
Use it for
foretold destinies; self-fulfilling expectations; contested interpretationsLet future knowledge alter present choices without erasing uncertainty.
Words that belong together
- fulfill a prophecy
- ancient prophecy
- disputed prophecy
On the page
The prophecy named a season but no year.
She burned the prophecy after realizing it described her brother.
By trying to prevent the prophecy, the council supplied its missing condition.
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Word forms
- Base
- prophecy
Usage notes
Primary category: fantasy. Not simply a well-informed forecast; distinguish the utterance from the practice of divination. Noun: prophecy; plural prophecies.
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