LookItUpprophetic
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /prəˈfɛtɪk/ · UK /prəˈfetɪk/
prophetic means: Able to say what will happen, or showing knowledge of events before they happen.
adjective
Able to say what will happen, or showing knowledge of events before they happen.
- Her warning proved prophetic.
- He seemed to have a prophetic gift.
- Those prophetic words came back to me when the bank failed.
Connected with people believed to speak for God, or with their messages about the future.
- We studied the prophetic books of the Bible.
- Her research explores the prophetic tradition.
- The priest explained the meaning of this prophetic message.
Said in advance to be going to happen, especially in a message believed to come from God.
- The hero could not escape his prophetic doom.
- The tale ends with the king meeting his prophetic fate.
- The child's prophetic destiny was to unite the divided kingdom.
Questions about prophetic
What does prophetic mean?
Able to say what will happen, or showing knowledge of events before they happen.
What is prophetic in other languages?
Türkçe: geleceği gören · Español: profético · Français: prophétique · Deutsch: prophetisch · Italiano: profetico · 日本語: 予言的な
How do you pronounce prophetic?
In American English /prəˈfɛtɪk/; in British English /prəˈfetɪk/.
How do you use prophetic in a sentence?
Her warning proved prophetic. He seemed to have a prophetic gift.
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