英语词汇“prophecy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If a fortune teller made a prophecy that you were going to become a billionaire in your lifetime, you'd be pretty excited. A prophecy is a prediction, or a magical look into the future.

The noun prophecy means a magical foreknowledge, although it can also be used in a playful way to describe an ordinary guess or prediction about the future. So you could say, "Her prophecy for the weather next week is incredibly depressing." The word comes from the Greek prophetia — literally, "gift of interpreting the will of the gods". The verb form is prophesy, or predict, and it's spelled with an s instead of a c.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

prophecy / prophesy

One letter separates prophecy from prophesy, and the close relationship is derived from a shared word history.

A prophecy is a prediction or an utterance from a prophet inspired by his god. It entered English before 1200 with two spellings: prophecie and prophesie. It was borrowed from the Old French prophetie/prophecie/prophesie, which originated in Late Latin and Greek.

Some psychological professionals swear by the power of the self-fulfilling prophecy.

What are your thoughts on how Egypt relates to biblical prophecy?

To think that such a rodent has these abilities of prophecy!

To prophesy is to predict something or to utter something inspired by one's god. It pops up in English in about 1350 as prophecien and prophesien, coming through the Old French prophecier.

But we want to know why you do not prophesy like other prophets, especially on the political situation of Nigeria or at the beginning of the year?

I prophesy that the GOP will lie right through its teeth in 50 years and take credit for the "Affordable Health Care" law.

"Ryan Seacrest will be mine someday," prophesied 17-year-old Courtney Penry of Missouri City, Texas, when American Idol auditions touched down in Austin.

Until 1700, the noun and the verb were spelled the same. However, the differentiated spelling may be disappearing already. Garner's Modern American Usage notes that prophesy for prophecy is at stage 3 of language change: it's common even among educated speakers and writers.

WORD FAMILY

prophecy: prophecies, prophetical+/prophet: prophecy, prophetic/prophetic: prophetically, unprophetic/unprophetic: unprophetically

USAGE EXAMPLES

You may find these are not happy prophecies, but please don’t disparage the messenger.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Such apocalyptic imagery may be more likely to become a self‐fulfilling prophecy than to rouse people to action.

Slate(Dec 26, 2016)

He said that if some of the fires were started intentionally, it was most likely a “self-fulfilling prophecy” inspired by the media and by politicians.

Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016)

1n a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

divination

oracle

a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication

a statement made about the future

2n knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

prognostication, vaticination

crystal gazing

staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events

divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying

the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

arithmancy

divination by means of numbers

dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy

searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod

geomancy

divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another)

hydromancy

divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides)

lithomancy

divination by means of stones or stone talismans

necromancy

conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying

oneiromancy

divination through the interpretation of dreams

onomancy

divination by the letters of a name

chirology, chiromancy, palm reading, palmistry

telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand

pyromancy

divination by fire or flames

anticipation, prediction, prevision

the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

单词	prophecy
释义	prophecy (once / 402 pages) n If a fortune teller made a prophecy that you were going to become a billionaire in your lifetime, you'd be pretty excited. A prophecy is a prediction, or a magical look into the future. The noun prophecy means a magical foreknowledge, although it can also be used in a playful way to describe an ordinary guess or prediction about the future. So you could say, "Her prophecy for the weather next week is incredibly depressing." The word comes from the Greek prophetia — literally, "gift of interpreting the will of the gods". The verb form is prophesy, or predict, and it's spelled with an s instead of a c. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS prophecy / prophesy One letter separates prophecy from prophesy, and the close relationship is derived from a shared word history. A prophecy is a prediction or an utterance from a prophet inspired by his god. It entered English before 1200 with two spellings: prophecie and prophesie. It was borrowed from the Old French prophetie/prophecie/prophesie, which originated in Late Latin and Greek. Some psychological professionals swear by the power of the self-fulfilling prophecy. What are your thoughts on how Egypt relates to biblical prophecy? To think that such a rodent has these abilities of prophecy! To prophesy is to predict something or to utter something inspired by one's god. It pops up in English in about 1350 as prophecien and prophesien, coming through the Old French prophecier. But we want to know why you do not prophesy like other prophets, especially on the political situation of Nigeria or at the beginning of the year? I prophesy that the GOP will lie right through its teeth in 50 years and take credit for the "Affordable Health Care" law. "Ryan Seacrest will be mine someday," prophesied 17-year-old Courtney Penry of Missouri City, Texas, when American Idol auditions touched down in Austin. Until 1700, the noun and the verb were spelled the same. However, the differentiated spelling may be disappearing already. Garner's Modern American Usage notes that prophesy for prophecy is at stage 3 of language change: it's common even among educated speakers and writers. WORD FAMILY prophecy: prophecies, prophetical+/prophet: prophecy, prophetic/prophetic: prophetically, unprophetic/unprophetic: unprophetically USAGE EXAMPLES You may find these are not happy prophecies, but please don’t disparage the messenger. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Such apocalyptic imagery may be more likely to become a self‐fulfilling prophecy than to rouse people to action. Slate(Dec 26, 2016) He said that if some of the fires were started intentionally, it was most likely a “self-fulfilling prophecy” inspired by the media and by politicians. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) 1n a prediction uttered under divine inspiration Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper divination oracle a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication a statement made about the future 2n knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper prognostication, vaticination crystal gazing staring into a crystal ball to arouse visions of future or distant events divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means arithmancy divination by means of numbers dowse, dowsing, rhabdomancy searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod geomancy divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) hydromancy divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides) lithomancy divination by means of stones or stone talismans necromancy conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying oneiromancy divination through the interpretation of dreams onomancy divination by the letters of a name chirology, chiromancy, palm reading, palmistry telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand pyromancy divination by fire or flames anticipation, prediction, prevision the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
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