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Definition of Prophecy

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

Definition of Prophecy

1. n. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling.

Definition of Prophecy

1. Noun. A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prophecy

1. a prediction [n -CIES] - See also: prediction

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prophecy

Literary usage of Prophecy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess.—I. IN B. General Idea and the Hebrew Names. ... It ia only rarely ^ and at a later period, that prophecy is called nebu ..."

2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"And may you not as well deny prayer as prophecy, and say, prayer is ceased, as you say prophecy is ceased; for the apostle joins them together. ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"To this kind belongs the prophecy of promise, as that mentioned in I Kings, li, ... The third kind, the prophecy of predestination, takes place when God ..."

4. Journal of Theological Studies by Oxford Journals (Oxford University Press) (1906)
"In the first place we naturally enquire whether the prophecy us is complete. That there is room for diversity of °F»inion as to its limits is shewn by the ..."

5. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1801)
"VIL The Divine Origin of prophecy illustrated and ... prophecy is one of the two great pillars by which the truth of revealed religion is supported. ..."

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