prophesy.
To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English prophecien; partly from prophecie, and partly from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy”). Doublet of prophecy.
Obsolete spelling of prophecy; now a misspelling.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English prophecie.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.