prophetic
adjective
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Pronunciation: /pɹəˈfɛtɪk/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin prophēticus, from Ancient Greek προφητικός (prophētikós), equivalent to prophet + -ic.
- Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.
“[Ghost] But know thou noble Youth: he that did sting / Thy fathers heart, now weares his Crowne. / Ham. O my prophetike soule, my uncle! my uncle!”
- Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.
- Predicted, as by a prophecy.
“And fears are oft prophetic of the event.”