prophesiableadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɒfᵻsʌɪəbl/,

/ˌprɒfᵻˈsʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌprɑfəˈsaɪəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s prophecyable, 1900s– prophesiable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prophesy v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < prophesy v. + -able suffix.

rare before 20th cent.

Regarding which prophecies may be made; foretellable; predictable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > inspired prophecy > [adjective] > capable of being prophesied

prophesiable1652

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 194 It is not for every Prophet to know every thing that is prophecyable.

1923 Times 16 Mar. 15/6 ‘Vor dem Fenstar [sic]’ is one of those songs that look slight and even commonplace on paper, with their sequences and prophesiable phrases.

1961 W. L. Baldwin Antitrust & Changing Corporation vi. 263 A man matches his self-interest against other men by reacting in a prophesiable manner to the day-to-day fluctuations of market places.

1997 J. Hollander Work of Poetry xiv. 206 A Hermetic serpent asking sphinxlike questions about the future metamorphoses into a prophesiable future, but the serpent is no oracle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prophesiable
释义	prophesiableadj. Brit. /ˈprɒfᵻsʌɪəbl/, /ˌprɒfᵻˈsʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌprɑfəˈsaɪəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s prophecyable, 1900s– prophesiable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prophesy v., -able suffix. Etymology: < prophesy v. + -able suffix. rare before 20th cent. Regarding which prophecies may be made; foretellable; predictable. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > inspired prophecy > [adjective] > capable of being prophesied prophesiable1652 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 194 It is not for every Prophet to know every thing that is prophecyable. 1923 Times 16 Mar. 15/6 ‘Vor dem Fenstar [sic]’ is one of those songs that look slight and even commonplace on paper, with their sequences and prophesiable phrases. 1961 W. L. Baldwin Antitrust & Changing Corporation vi. 263 A man matches his self-interest against other men by reacting in a prophesiable manner to the day-to-day fluctuations of market places. 1997 J. Hollander Work of Poetry xiv. 206 A Hermetic serpent asking sphinxlike questions about the future metamorphoses into a prophesiable future, but the serpent is no oracle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1652
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