prophetic

profetico, premonitore

Che sa dire cosa accadrà o mostra di conoscere gli eventi prima che avvengano.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: prescient, predictive

Espressioni comuni: prophetic words, prophetic warning, prophetic dream

profetico

Relativo a persone che si crede parlino per Dio o ai loro messaggi sul futuro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: prophetic books, prophetic tradition, prophetic message

profetizzato, predetto

Annunciato prima che accada, soprattutto in un messaggio che si crede provenga da Dio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: foretold, predicted

Espressioni comuni: prophetic destiny, prophetic doom, prophetic event