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Meaning of prophetic in English
Pronunciation
/prəˈfɛdɪk/
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Qualitative Adjective
prophetic
Etymology
late 15th century: from French prophétique or late Latin propheticus, from Greek prophētikos‘predicting’ (see prophet)
Definitions
1.
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
Examples
« prophetic writings »
« prophetic powers »
« words that proved prophetic »
Synonyms
adumbrative
foreshadowing
prefigurative
apocalyptic
apocalyptical
revelatory
clairvoyant
precognitive
second-sighted
Delphic
oracular
divinatory
mantic
sibylline
sibyllic
vatic
vatical
fateful
foreboding(a)
portentous
predictive
prognostic
prognosticative
precursory
premonitory
Antonyms
unprophetic