PROPHESY Meaning and
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Prophesy is a verb that refers to the act of predicting or foretelling future events or outcomes by divine inspiration or supernatural means. It is often associated with religious or spiritual contexts and is believed to be a communication between a higher power and humans. Prophesying is considered a unique ability possessed by prophets, seers, or individuals endowed with special spiritual insights.
In various religious traditions and cultures, such as Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, prophets are revered as messengers who receive divine revelations and convey them to the people. Prophesying can involve conveying guidance, warnings, or predictions of both positive and negative events. Moreover, it can carry moral, ethical, or spiritual teachings, aiming to instruct, influence, or motivate individuals or communities toward specific actions or changes.
This process of prophesying can take different forms, depending on the beliefs and practices of a particular religious or spiritual tradition. It may involve visions, dreams, inspired speech, or symbolic interpretations. Prophets often claim to have direct communication with a deity or other supernatural beings, enabling them to reveal the future.
Prophesy can also be used in a broader sense outside religious contexts, referring to predictions or forecasts made by individuals based on intuition, expert knowledge, or careful analysis of patterns and trends. In such cases, prophesying is seen as a way to anticipate and provide insights about future events or developments.
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To foretell future events by divine inspiration; to predict; to utter predictions; to interpert the Scriptures.
Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Etymology of PROPHESY
The word "prophesy" has its origins in the Greek word "prophēteia", which means "gift of interpreting the will of gods". It comes from the Greek term "prophētēs", meaning "one who speaks on behalf of a god". The Greek term is a combination of "pro", meaning "before", and "phēmi", meaning "I speak". "Prophētēs" later found its way into Latin as "prophēta", and eventually evolved into the Old English word "prophetsie", which eventually became "prophesy" in modern English.
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