The meaning of PROPHETIC is of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy. How to use prophetic in a sentence.

Prophetic definition: of or relating to a prophet.. See examples of PROPHETIC used in a sentence.

PROPHETIC definition: 1. saying correctly what will happen in the future: 2. saying correctly what will happen in the…. Learn more.

1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy: prophetic books. 2. Foretelling events as if by divine inspiration: casual words that proved prophetic.

If something was prophetic, it described or suggested something that did actually happen later. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic. Friends recalled Elisabeth's prophetic words of …

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Definition of prophetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

prophetic (adj.) "pertaining to or relating to a prophet or prophecy," late 15c., prophetik, from Old French prophétique (15c.) and directly from Late Latin propheticus, from Greek prophētikos …

The adjective prophetic traces all the way back to the Greek word prophētikos, meaning "predicting." You know who's really good at predicting stuff? Prophets. Usually, prophetic is …

Synonyms for PROPHETIC: predictive, sinister, apocalyptic, dire, telling, menacing, portentous, millenarian; Antonyms of PROPHETIC: promising, rosy, auspicious, propitious