prophetic

[ pruh-fet-ik ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.

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

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

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

Origin of prophetic

1
First recorded in 1585–95; from Late Latin prophēticus, from Greek prophētikós; equivalent to prophet + -ic
  • Sometimes pro·phet·i·cal .

Other words from prophetic

  • pro·phet·i·cal·i·ty, pro·phet·i·cal·ness, noun
  • pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • hy·per·pro·phet·ic, adjective
  • hy·per·pro·phet·i·cal, adjective
  • hy·per·pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·pro·phet·ic, adjective
  • non·pro·phet·i·cal, adjective
  • non·pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • post·pro·phet·ic, adjective
  • post·pro·phet·i·cal, adjective
  • pre·pro·phet·ic, adjective
  • pseu·do·pro·phet·ic, adjective
  • pseu·do·pro·phet·i·cal, adjective
  • qua·si-pro·phet·ic, adjective
  • qua·si-pro·phet·i·cal, adjective
  • qua·si-pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • un·pro·phet·ic, adjective
  • un·pro·phet·i·cal, adjective
  • un·pro·phet·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use prophetic in a sentence

  • "It's really pitiful to think how unhappy she will be," said Mrs. Rutherford, the next day, shaking her head prophetically.

    East Angels | Constance Fenimore Woolson
  • Nor have other writers often been more successful in representing definite objects prophetically to my own mind.

    Our Old Home, Vol. 2 | Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • For a thousand reasons: which implies no distinct one something prophetically pressing in her blood.

    Evan Harrington, Complete | George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for prophetic

prophetic

/ (prəˈfɛtɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to a prophet or prophecy

  2. containing or of the nature of a prophecy; predictive

Derived forms of prophetic

  • prophetically, adverb

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