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Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía).
- prophecye, prophesie, prophesye, proficy, profecie, prophecy, profecye, profecy, propfecy, pprophesy, prophessye, prophetye
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prɔˈfɛːsiː(ə)/, /ˈprɔfɛsiː(ə)/, /ˈprɔfəsiː(ə)/
Noun
prophecie (plural prophecies)
- A prediction or prophecy; a religious foretelling.
- The prophecies within the Old Testament or the part of Mass containing it.
- Prediction or prophecy in general; the practice of making prophecies.
- The ability to make prophecies or foretellings.
- (rare) A presaging or sign of future events.
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Etymology 2
Verb
prophecie
- Alternative form of prophecien
Old French
Noun
prophecie oblique singular, f (oblique plural prophecies, nominative singular prophecie, nominative plural prophecies)
- Alternative form of prophetie