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Prophecies — Prophecy Proph e*cy, n.; pl. {Prophecies}, [OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. proph[ e]tie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. ? prophet. See {Prophet}.] 1. A declaration of something to come; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prophecy — Proph e*cy, n.; pl. {Prophecies}, [OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. proph[ e]tie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. ? prophet. See {Prophet}.] 1. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prophecy — Prophecy, generally, describes the disclosing of information that is not known to the prophet by any ordinary means. [ [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/prophecy/ Prophecy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)] ] In religion, this is thought to… … Wikipedia
List of English words of French origin — Great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent that around 30% of its vocabulary is of French origin. It is via French that many Latin words have come to the English language. Most of the French vocabulary… … Wikipedia
avérer — (a vé ré) v. a. Avoir, donner la certitude qu une chose est vraie. Il avéra le fait. • J en réponds sur ma tête et l ai trop avéré, CORN. Théod. III, 3. • J ai su par mes yeux avérer aujourd hui Le commerce secret de ma femme et de lui, MOL.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
prophecy — early 13c., function of a prophet, from O.Fr. profecie (12c.), from L.L. prophetia, from Gk. prophetia gift of interpreting the will of the gods, from prophetes (see PROPHET (Cf. prophet)). Meaning thing spoken or written by a prophet is from… … Etymology dictionary
prophecy — [ prɒfɪsi] noun (plural prophecies) a prediction. ↘the faculty or practice of prophesying. Origin ME: from OFr. profecie, via late L. from Gk prophēteia, from prophētēs (see prophet) … English new terms dictionary
prophesy — [ prɒfɪsʌɪ] verb (prophesies, prophesying, prophesied) 1》 predict. 2》 speak or write by divine inspiration. Derivatives prophesier noun Origin ME: from OFr. profecier, from profecie (see prophecy); the different spel … English new terms dictionary
prophecy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a prophetic utterance, esp. Biblical. b a prediction of future events (a prophecy of massive inflation). 2 the faculty, function, or practice of prophesying (the gift of prophecy). Etymology: ME f. OF profecie f. LL prophetia f.… … Useful english dictionary
