prophecy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
    vaticination; prognostication.
  2. noun a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
    divination.

WordNet

Proph"e*cy noun
Etymology
OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. prophétie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. , fr. to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. prophet. See Prophet.
Wordforms
plural
plural Prophecies
Definitions
  1. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling.
    He hearkens after prophecies and dreams. Shak.
    Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man. 2. Pet. i. 21.
  2. (Script.) A book of prophecies; a history; as, the prophecy of Ahijah. 2 Chron. ix. 29.
  3. Public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation or instruction.

Webster 1913