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pro·phet·ic

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–adjective

1.	of or pertaining to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.

2.	of the nature of or containing prophecy: prophetic writings.

3.	having the function or powers of a prophet, as a person.

4.	predictive; presageful or portentous; ominous: prophetic signs; prophetic warnings.

Also, pro·phet·i·cal.

[Origin: 1585–95; < LL prophéticus < Gk prophétikós. See prophet, -ic

]

—Related forms

pro·phet·i·cal·i·ty, pro·phet·i·cal·ness, noun

pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverb

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pro·phet·ic Audio Help (prə-fět'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy: prophetic books.
Foretelling events as if by divine inspiration: casual words that proved prophetic.

pro·phet'i·cal·ly adv., pro·phet'i·cal·ness n.

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prophetic

1595, from Fr. prophétique (15c.), from L.L. propheticus (c.200), from Gk. prophetikos "pertaining to a prophet," from prophetes (see prophet).

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prophetic
adjective
foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that proved prophetic" [ant: unprophetic]

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Prophetic

Pro*phet"ic\, Prophetical \Pro*phet"ic*al\, a. [L. propheticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. proph['e]tique.] Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events; as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams; -- used with of before the thing foretold.

And fears are oft prophetic of the event. --Dryden.

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