Synonyms for prophecy
ˈprɒf ə siprophe·cy

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1. prophecy, prognostication, vaticinationnoun

   knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)

   Synonyms:
   foretelling, presage, forecasting, portent, prodigy, prediction, omen, divination, prognostication, prognostic, vaticination

2. prophecy, divinationnoun

   a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

   Synonyms:
   prognostication, divination, foretelling, vaticination, soothsaying, fortune telling

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1. • Prediction

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1. anouncment

   when you tell the audience what is going to happen next

   there was a prophecy in school.

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. prophecynoun

   Synonyms:
   prediction, prognostication, vaticination, foretelling, divination

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 6 votes

1. prophecynoun

   Synonyms:
   prediction, foretelling, divination, soothsaying, prognostication, augury, vaticination

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1. List of paraphrases for "prophecy":

   prophesy, prediction

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1. List of known nicknames for "Prophecy":

   Jason Miller, Jason Covenant

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1. Sarah Audelo:

   We need to see the vice president making a real effort to bring young voters in, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy when candidates say young people won't vote and then fail to target them.

2. James Allen:

   Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.

3. Dr Arnold:

   This involves searching out or only paying attention to information that supports a belief, for example, the confirmation bias may sustain people’s belief in an apocalyptic prophecy because they start to focus on events, information, et cetera that seem to corroborate the prophecy.

4. Paul Sadler:

   As we study the Word of God rightly divided we are to understand that God has arranged His dealings with mankind into two programs. We have His prophesied purpose and His secret purpose. Prophecy has to do with the earth and Christ's reign upon it during the millennial kingdom, while the Mystery concerns our exaltation with Christ in the heavenlies.

5. Gabriel Sterling:

   If you're a Georgia voter, if you want your values reflected by your elected officials, I strongly beg and encourage you : Go vote tomorrow. Do not let anybody discourage you. Do not self-suppress your own vote. Do not make a self-fulfilling prophecy out of doing this. Don't let anybody steal your vote that way, that's what's happening if you self-suppress : You are taking away your important voice from this election.