Prophecy



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 预言
• ［英］ n. 预言 ( a statement telling something that will happen in the future)
• ［类］ mentor : guidance / oracle : prophecy ( 良师指导 / 预言者预言)
• ［例］ He seemed to have the gift of prophecy.

Webster Collegiate

also prophesy noun (plural -cies; also -sies)

• Etymology: Middle English prophecie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin prophetia, from Greek prophēteia, from prophētēs prophet
• Date: 13th century
• 1. an inspired utterance of a prophet
• 2. the function or vocation of a prophet; specifically the inspired declaration of divine will and purpose
• 3. a prediction of something to come

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