prophetic
prəˈfɛtɪk
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Definition of prophetic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
predictivehaving the ability to predict future events
  • Her prophetic dreams often came true.
oracular predictive
2.
related to prophecyrelating to a prophecy or a prophet
  • The prophetic writings were studied by scholars.
oracular predictive
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Origin of prophetic

Greek, pro (before) + phanai (to speak)

Terms with prophetic included in their meaning

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future
prophetic or revealing future events
prophecy
prophetic revelation about future catastrophic events
prophetic
predicting future events or outcomes
religion
shrine for consulting a prophetic deity
wise advice
source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions
prophetic
foretelling future events
religious event
carry believers into heaven during prophetic end-times events
prophetic
having the power to predict future events

Examples of prophetic in a sentence

  • The book's prophetic insights were astonishing.
  • Her prophetic dreams often came true.
  • The book contained prophetic visions of the future.

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  1. French:prophétique, ...
  2. German:prophetisch, ...
  3. Italian:profetico, ...
  4. Spanish:profético, ...
  5. Portuguese:profético, ...
  6. Chinese:预言的, ...
  7. Japanese:予言的な, 予言者の, ...
  8. Arabic:نَبَوِيّ, مُتَعَلِّق بِالنُّبُوءَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:נְבוּאִי, ...
  10. Russian:пророческий, вещий, ...
  11. Ukrainian:пророчий, ...
  12. Hindi:भविष्यसूचक, भविष्यवाणी संबंधी, ...

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