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Prophecy

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Noun

1. prognostication, prophecy, vaticination

knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

2. divination, prophecy

a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

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Prophecy

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noun plural -cies
1. 
a. 
a message of divine truth revealing God's will
b. 
the act of uttering such a message
2. 
a prediction or guess
3. 
the function, activity, or charismatic endowment of a prophet or prophets

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Prophecy

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nounWord forms: plural ˈprophecies
1. 
prediction of the future under the influence of divine guidance; act or practice of a prophet
2. 
any prediction
3. 
something prophesied or predicted; specif., the divinely inspired utterance or utterances of a prophet
4. 
a book of prophecies

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Prophecy

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n. pl. proph·e·cies (-sēz)
1.
a. An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will.
b. A prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration.
c. Such an inspired message or prediction transmitted orally or in writing.
2. The vocation or condition of a prophet.
3. A prediction.

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