prophesy

/ˈprä-fə-ˌsī/

Middle English prophecien, prophesien, borrowed from Middle French prophecier, verbal derivative of phophecie, prophesie prophecy

verb

  1. to utter by or as if by divine inspiration

  2. to predict with assurance or on the basis of mystic knowledge

  3. prefigure

foretell predict forecast prophesy prognosticate mean to tell beforehand. foretell applies to the telling of the coming of a future event by any procedure or any source of information. predict commonly implies inference from facts or accepted laws of nature.

noun

  1. an inspired utterance of a prophet

  2. the function or vocation of a prophet; specifically : the inspired declaration of divine will and purpose

  3. a prediction of something to come