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prophecy

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹɒfɪsi/Part of speech nounSorted cehoppryStarts with PEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Middle English prophecie, from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía, “prophecy”), from προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “speaker of a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītgung. Doublet of prophesy.

Used in a sentence

  • French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book.
  • But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy.
  • It is recorded that this remarkable prophecy, now largely fulfilled, was received with much merriment—an undeserved fate.

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