Definition of: prophesy

(prof′ə·sī) v. ·sied, ·sy·ing v.t.
1. To utter or foretell with or as with divine inspiration.
2. To predict (a future event).
3. To point out beforehand.
—v.i.
4. To speak by divine influence, or as a medium between God and man.
5. To foretell the future; make predictions.
6. To explain or teach religious subjects; preach. [<OF prophecier <profecie PROPHECY]
—proph′e·si′er noun Synonyms: augur, divine, foretell, predict, prognosticate. Prophesy differs from predict by assuming a claim to supernatural or divine inspiration. To prognosticate is to predict from observed signs, indications, or conditions. To prophesy in the Scriptural sense is to utter religious truth under divine inspiration, not necessarily to foretell future events, but to warn, exhort, comfort, etc. See AUGUR. Antonyms: chronicle, recall, recite, recollect, record, remember.