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ˈprɒf ə siprophe·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
prophecy, prognostication, vaticinationnoun
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
Synonyms:
foretelling, presage, forecasting, portent, prodigy, prediction, omen, divination, prognostication, prognostic, vaticinationprophecy, divinationnoun
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
Synonyms:
prognostication, divination, foretelling, vaticination, soothsaying, fortune telling
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Editors Contribution
anouncment
when you tell the audience what is going to happen next
there was a prophecy in school.
Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
prophecynoun
Synonyms:
prediction, prognostication, vaticination, foretelling, divination
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
prophecynoun
Synonyms:
prediction, foretelling, divination, soothsaying, prognostication, augury, vaticination
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#7912 | prediction | |
#12723 | forecasting | |
#13934 | prophecy | |
#20938 | prodigy | |
#29752 | omen | |
#31342 | divination | |
#33780 | prognostic | |
#54715 | prophesy | |
#68716 | presage | |
#98619 | portent | |
#144203 | foretelling | |
#148940 | prognostication |
How to use prophecy in a sentence?
Think of how many religions attempt to validate themselves with prophecy. Think of how many people rely on these prophecies, however vague, however unfulfilled, to support or prop up their beliefs. Yet has there ever been a religion with the prophetic accuracy and reliability of science?
If you're a Georgia voter, if you want your values reflected by your elected officials, I strongly beg and encourage you : Go vote tomorrow. Do not let anybody discourage you. Do not self-suppress your own vote. Do not make a self-fulfilling prophecy out of doing this. Don't let anybody steal your vote that way, that's what's happening if you self-suppress : You are taking away your important voice from this election.
This involves searching out or only paying attention to information that supports a belief, for example, the confirmation bias may sustain people’s belief in an apocalyptic prophecy because they start to focus on events, information, et cetera that seem to corroborate the prophecy.
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
Ritholtz Wealth CEO Josh Brown:
If enough people believe it's time to rein in their spending -- and then act on that belief -- it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Translations for prophecy
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- profeciaCatalan, Valencian
- proroctvíCzech
- profeti, spådomDanish
- ProphezeiungGerman
- profecíaSpanish
- prophétieFrench
- tairngreachtIrish
- jóslat, próféciaHungarian
- մարգարեությունArmenian
- nubuatIndonesian
- profeziaItalian
- 예언Korean
- kupu whakaariMāori
- voorspellingDutch
- przepowiednia, proroctwoPolish
- profeciaPortuguese
- предсказание, пророчествоRussian
- pròroštvo, proročánstvoSerbo-Croatian
- profetiaSwedish
- utabiriSwahili
- คำทำนายThai
- vahiyTurkish
- lời tiên triVietnamese
- 預言Chinese
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