单词 | prophesy |
释义 | prophesy —prophesiable, adj. —prophesier, n. /prof"euh suy'/, v. , prophesied, prophesying. v.t. 1. to foretell or predict. 2. to indicate beforehand. 3. to declare or foretell by or as if by divine inspiration. 4. to utter in prophecy or as a prophet. v.i. 5. to make predictions. 6. to make inspired declarations of what is to come. 7. to speak as a mediator between God and humankind or in God's stead. 8. Archaic. to teach religious subjects. [1350-1400; ME; v. use of var. of PROPHECY (fully distinguished in form and meaning in the 18th century)] Syn. 1. augur, prognosticate. See predict. 3. divine. |
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