prophetic

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pro⋅phet⋅ic

[pruh-fet-ik]

–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 prophēticus < Gk prophētikós. 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 (prə-fět'ĭk)

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.

Word Origin & History

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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