prophesy

Meaning

Verb

To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.

Origin

From Middle English prophecien; partly from prophecie, and partly from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie.

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