Prophecy
Visionary future declaration
A prophecy is a prediction of future events, especially one believed to come from divine or supernatural sources.
Biblical prophecies foretell the coming of a messiah; Greek oracles delivered prophecies at Delphi.
The word extends to any authoritative prediction: Her prophecy about the company's failure proved accurate.
Self-fulfilling prophecy describes a prediction that causes itself to come true through the behavior it inspires.
Forecast of coming events
- foretellingAnnouncing future events
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- crystal ballFortune-teller's viewing sphere
- tarotDivination card set
astrology · palmistry · soothsayer · omen · augury · clairvoyance · psychic · reading
Surprising disclosed truth
- scriptureSacred religious writings
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- divineOf or from gods
- covenantBinding formal pledge
messiah · apostle · vision · testament · oracle · Isaiah · Ezekiel · rapture
Prophesied special individual
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- questSeeking journey for something
- heroOne admired for courage
- fatePredetermined course of events
legend · oracle · Delphi · riddle · curse · myth · epic · saga
Making itself happen
- outcomeFinal result of events
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
- realizationGrasping what's true
- manifestationOutward display of something
confirmation · validation · coming true · unfolding · signs · interpretation · warning · heeded
prediction
Forecast of coming events
- foretellingAnnouncing future events
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- crystal ballFortune-teller's viewing sphere
tarot · astrology · palmistry · soothsayer · omen · augury · clairvoyance · psychic · reading · horoscope
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
covenant · messiah · apostle · vision · testament · oracle · Isaiah · Ezekiel · rapture · apocalypse
chosen one
Prophesied special individual
fate · legend · oracle · Delphi · riddle · curse · myth · epic · saga · Oedipus
self-fulfilling
Making itself happen
- outcomeFinal result of events
- inevitabilityQuality of being unavoidable
- realizationGrasping what's true
manifestation · confirmation · validation · coming true · unfolding · signs · interpretation · warning · heeded · ignored
Prophecyhistory
Record of past events
chronicle · retrospection · hindsight · memoir · annals
Prophecyspeculation
Unproven theorizing or risky investment
conjecture · guesswork · fact · empirical observation · hypothesis
Prophecylogical deduction
Deriving conclusions from premises
empirical observation · data analysis · statistical analysis · educated guess · extrapolation
- ancient propheciesForetelling from antiquity
- self-fulfilling prophecyBelief causing its own realization
- self-fulfilling propheciesPredictions causing their own realization
- prophetic visionForeknowledge of future events
- biblical prophecyReligious predictions from scripture
- prophetic dreamSleep vision predicting events
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