prophecy

[US]/ˈprɒfəsi/
[UK]/ˈprɑːfəsi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. prediction; the ability to predict; [Rel.] a book of prophecies.

Phrases & Collocations

fulfilled prophecy

Example Sentences

The prophecy came to pass.

a bleak prophecy of war and ruin.

Völuspá (Voluspo):Wise-woman's prophecy、The Prophecy of the Seeress、The Seeress's Prophecy。

the occasional congruity between prophecy and fact

A prophet made a prophecy that the kingdom would fall.

Apollo was the Greek god of the arts, prophecy, medicine and light.

An ancient Hopi Indian prophecy states, "When the Blue Star Kachina makes its appearance in the heavens, the Fifth World will emerge".

This method of impalement by lance is also evident in both "The Prophecy" and "Bram Stoker's Dracula" where in each movie we see a scene in which hundreds are impaled in the same upright manner.

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