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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Prophesy

· Proph·e·sy · IPA /ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ/
01 v. t. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.
imp. & p. p. Prophesied; p. pr. & vb. n. Prophesying
  1. 1.
    To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.
    “He doth not prophesy good concerning me.” — 1 Kings xxii. 8.
    “Then I perceive that will be verified Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
    “Methought thy very gait did prophesy A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee.” — Shak.
02 v. i. To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come.
  1. 1.
    To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come.
  2. 2.
    To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound.