prophetic warning
Omen of doom
A prophetic warning is a prediction of negative consequences, often carrying moral or spiritual weight.
The phrase suggests divine or inspired foresight rather than ordinary caution: The environmentalists' prophetic warnings about climate change went unheeded for decades.
Unlike a simple warning, a prophetic warning implies the speaker sees what others cannot—and that ignoring it invites disaster.
- omenProphetic indicator
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- writing on the wallObvious omen of trouble
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
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