adj

prophetic

pruh-FEH-tihk

adj

Accurately predicting what will happen, as if by special foresight.

"Her warning about the company's finances turned out to be prophetic."

"The novel's prophetic vision of surveillance feels eerily accurate today."

Relating to a prophet or to prophecy.

"The prophetic books of the Old Testament include Isaiah and Jeremiah."

How to Use Prophetic

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDescribing something that correctly foresaw a later event, or relating to prophets/prophecy generally.

Common pairings

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From Latin propheticus, from Greek prophētikos, from prophētēs ("prophet").

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