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prophesy

Prophesy is the act of foretelling or declaring future events. It is often linked to revelation believed to come from a divine or supernatural source, though it can also appear in secular or literary contexts as a form of prediction. A person who prophesies is commonly described as a prophet, prophetess, or seer, depending on tradition. The content of a prophesy may function as warning, instruction, or prediction of what is to come.

Prophesy is the verb form; prophecy is the noun form. In contemporary usage, to prophesy means to

Throughout history, many cultures employed oracles, visions, or sacred writings to convey prophecies. In the Hebrew

utter
or
reveal
a
prophecy—speaking
about
future
events
or
about
divine
will.
The
noun
prophecy
refers
to
the
predicted
content
itself
or
to
the
act
of
foretelling.
Some
contexts
preserve
older
or
religious
diction
in
which
"prophesy"
and
"prophecy"
have
distinct
grammatical
roles
but
similar
meanings.
Bible,
prophets
deliver
messages
attributed
to
God;
in
classical
Greece,
the
Oracle
of
Delphi
issued
prophecies;
in
various
religious
traditions,
prophecies
play
a
central
role
in
shaping
belief
and
practice.
In
modern
usage,
the
term
broadens
to
any
forecast
or
prediction
claimed
to
be
based
on
special
insight,
though
accuracy
is
often
scrutinized
and
the
label
"false
prophecy"
is
used
for
mistaken
or
deceitful
claims.