prophecie
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía).
Alternative forms
edit- prophecye, prophesie, prophesye, proficy, profecie, prophecy, profecye, profecy, propfecy, pprophesy, prophessye, prophetye
Pronunciation
editNoun
editprophecie (plural prophecies)
- A prediction or prophecy; a religious foretelling.
- The prophecies within the Old Testament or the part of Mass containing it.
- Prediction or prophecy in general; the practice of making prophecies.
- The ability to make prophecies or foretellings.
- (rare) A presaging or sign of future events.
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “prophē̆cī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editprophecie
- Alternative form of prophecien
Old French
editNoun
editprophecie oblique singular, f (oblique plural prophecies, nominative singular prophecie, nominative plural prophecies)
- Alternative form of prophetie
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