Definition of PROPHESY

prophesy

Plural: prophesies

Verb

Verb Forms: prophesied, prophesying, prophesies

  • To predict what will happen in the future.
  • 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.

Examples

  • He could almost PROPHESY his opponent’s next move based on the remaining tiles.

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

prophesy: valid Words With Friends Word