prophetic
adjective
pro·phet·ic
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or less commonly prophetical \ prə-ˈfe-ti-kəl
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Definition of prophetic
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: foretelling events : predictive
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Other Words from prophetic
prophetically
\ prə-ˈfe-ti-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of prophetic in a Sentence
the prophetic books of the Old Testament
in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in
Recent Examples on the Web
The 2001 Times article concluded by quoting Dr. Gubser again — words that his wife, Dr. Landweber, said turned out to be strangely prophetic. — Dylan Loeb Mcclain, New York Times, "Steven Gubser, a Bright Star in the Physics Universe, Dies at 47," 6 Sep. 2019 Based on their bland performance against South Dakota State, maybe a Big Ten preseason poll was prophetic in picking the football Gophers to finish sixth in the seven-team West Division. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, "Charley Walters: Vikings look like playoff team, and they better be," 31 Aug. 2019 These prophetic words may serve as a type of key for entering this special space, where Clemente's art provides an antidote to the media saturation and consumerism beyond its gates. — John Zotos, Dallas News, "Dallas exhibition of art star Francesco Clemente was years in the making — and worth the wait," 1 Aug. 2019 But this 1999 award ceremony speech is both weirder and more broadly prophetic. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Don’t be fooled by the internet: this week in tech, 20 years ago," 20 July 2019 In the new one, a collection of glowing bugs play a role in the creation of this unusual and prophetic art piece. — Raisa Bruner, Time, "Here's How the New Lion King Is Different From the Original," 17 July 2019 By contrast, his conservatism in 1983 was prophetic, anticipating the forces that are today on full display. — Patrick J. Deneen, Washington Post, "A defense of conservatism that veers toward liberalism," 21 June 2019 Traditional religion, in its most prophetic and morally serious expression, might have held back the forces of bigotry and terror. — Joseph Loconte, WSJ, "The Versailles Treaty Gets a Bum Rap," 27 June 2019 Linda’s entrance into the world was big, loud and prophetic. — Ellen Olivier, latimes.com, "Linda Perry, Suzanne Todd receive honors at Chrysalis Butterfly Ball," 3 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prophetic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for prophetic
prophetic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of prophetic
: correctly stating what will happen in the future
: of or relating to a prophet or to prophecy
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prophetic
adjective
pro·phet·ic
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Kids Definition of prophetic
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: of or relating to a prophet or prophecy
2
: serving to foretell
His cough was prophetic of an early death.— Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
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