propheticismn.
/prəˈfɛtᵻsɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /prəˈfɛdəˌsɪz(ə)m/, /proʊˈfɛdəˌsɪz(ə)m/ rare before 20th cent.† 1. An expression characteristic of a prophet. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > [noun] > a prediction or prophecy
prenostica1393
spaea1400
prognostication?a1425
prenostication?a1450
forespeaking1480
prenosticature1490
soothsaying1535
foredestiny?1549
foresaw1555
presage1560
abodement1565
prenotion1588
predict1609
prophetical1615
prognosis1649
conjectation1652
prognosticate1652
propheticism1684
prognostic1701
oracle1713
precantation1838
1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 252 I suspect it to be a mere Propheticism, as I may so speak, that is, a prophetick scheme or propriety of speech usefull for concealment.
2. Prophetic action or character; (occasionally) an instance of this. Cf. prophetism n. 1.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > inspiration or revelation > prophecy > [noun]
prophecy?c1225
propheticism1701
prophetism1701
1701 T. Beverley Grand Apoc. Question 10 Which Propheticisms of the Churches, Mr. Fleming being Averse to, I will not Press them upon him.
1917 C. Hamilton Scandal xiv. 149 ‘My dear Pelham,’ she said, with a touch of propheticism, ‘you will not find the woman in Beatrix..until [etc.].’
1925 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 31 301 Confronting in the desert, monotheism,..propheticism, and revelation, they repudiated the individual cult of the provincial variations.
1984 S. C. Crawford Ram Mohan Roy v. 84 The essence of propheticism, both Jewish and Muslim, is two-fold: monotheism expressed through ethical living.
2000 Crit. Inq. 26 703 His [sc. Engels'] praise of Byronic satire and sensuality on the one hand and Shelleyan lyric propheticism on the other.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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