Definition of PROPHESY

prophesy

Meanings

Plural: prophesies

Verb

  • predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
  • deliver a sermon
  • To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
  • To predict, to foretell (with or without divine inspiration).
  • To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
  • To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.

Noun

  • Obsolete spelling of prophecy; now a misspelling.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English prophecien; partly from prophecie, and partly from Middle French prophecier, prophesier, from prophecie (“prophecy”).

Synonyms

preach, vaticinate

Scrabble Score: 18

prophesy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prophesy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prophesy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

prophesy is a valid Words With Friends word