prophecy prophecy /ˈprɒf.ə.si/ aep /ˈprɑː.fə-/ noun
1 F0 [C] a statement that says what is going to happen in the future, especially one that is based on what you believe about a particular matter rather than existing facts: » The minister suggested that the dire prophecies of certain leading environmentalists were somewhat exaggerated.» These doom and gloom prophecies are doing little to help the economy.Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuitionThesaurus+: ↑Extrasensory perception and telepathy2 F0 [U] FORMAL the ability to say what is going to happen in the future Thesaurus+: ↑Predicting things and intuition |