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Meaning of Prophecy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpɹɒfɪsi

Definitions

  1. A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
  2. The public interpretation of Scripture.

Equivalents

አማርኛ ትንቢት
Azərbaycanca peyğəmbərlik
Català profecia
Čeština proroctví
Ελληνικά προφητεία
Español profecía
Suomi profetia
Français prophétie
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi wānana
עברית נבואה
हिन्दी भविष्यवाणी
Bahasa Indonesia nubuat nujuman ramalan
Íslenska spá
Italiano profezia
日本語 予言 讖語
Қазақша пайғамбарлық
ខ្មែរ ព្យាករណ៍
한국어 예언
Македонски пророштво
മലയാളം പ്രവചനം
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဟောကိန်း
Nederlands profetie voorspelling
Português profecia
Română profeție
Svenska profetia
Kiswahili utabiri
Tagalog hawo
Türkçe kehanet vahiy
Українська пророцтво
Tiếng Việt tiên tri

Examples

“French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book.”
“But Nature, prevoyant, tingled into his heart an inarticulate thrill of prophecy.”
“It is recorded that this remarkable prophecy, now largely fulfilled, was received with much merriment—an undeserved fate.”
“Flatterers were indeed beginning to wonder whether Edward I was not a new Arthur in the mould of Merlinic prophecies.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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