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   prophecy

   /ˈprɒfɪsi/

   noun

   • 1. a prediction of what will happen in the future: "a bleak prophecy of war and ruin" Similar predictionforecastprognosticationprognosisdivinationauguryrare:prognostic
   • ▪ the faculty or practice of prophesying: "the gift of prophecy" Similar foretelling the futureforecasting the futurefortune tellingcrystal-gazingpredictionsecond sightclairvoyanceprognosticationdivinationsoothsayingrare:vaticinationaugurysortilegeauspication

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French profecie, via late Latin from Greek prophēteia, from prophētēs (see prophet).

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