prophecie

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɔˈfɛːsiː(ə)/, /ˈprɔfɛsiː(ə)/, /ˈprɔfəsiː(ə)/

Noun

prophecie (plural prophecies)

  1. A prediction or prophecy; a religious foretelling.
  2. The prophecies within the Old Testament or the part of Mass containing it.
  3. Prediction or prophecy in general; the practice of making prophecies.
  4. The ability to make prophecies or foretellings.
  5. (rare) A presaging or sign of future events.
Descendants
  • English: prophecy
  • Scots: prophecy
References

Verb

prophecie

  1. Alternative form of prophecien

Old French

Noun

prophecie oblique singular, f (oblique plural prophecies, nominative singular prophecie, nominative plural prophecies)

  1. Alternative form of prophetie
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