what someone says will happen in the future

The ability to predict the future. The telling of future events. See the Katun prophecies.

c. 1200, prophecie, prophesie, "function of a prophet," from Old French profecie (12c. Modern French prophétie) and directly from Late Latin prophetia (source also of Spanish profecia, Itali [..]

Prophecy [N] [T] or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a "miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond [..]

knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) a prediction uttered under divine inspiration (prophetic) foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention; &quo [..]

n. Any prediction or foretelling.

Foretelling the future, or the prediction itself. The Egyptians enjoyed/required some prophecies, settling even for after-the-fact predictions, such as in the “Prophecy of Neferti” which predicted the rise of Ameny (Amenemhet I), and “Three Tales of Wonder” which predicted the births of triplet kings.

or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a "miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of hum [..]

(n) knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)(n) a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

In High Speech, prophecy is the information a person gains by having intercourse with a supernatural being. The term does not necessarily imply sexual intercourse, although, as we saw inThe Gunslinger [..]

; The podium from which a minister preaches. The term was used in the King James Version, where a pulpit was something stood on for elevation when speaking to a crowd. "And Ezra the scribe st [..]

prediction of the future.