Prophesy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

deliver a sermon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːfəsi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒfəsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒfəsi/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːfəsi/.

Examples

The minister is not preaching this Sunday

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vaticinate preach

Parts of Speech

verb	predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
verb	deliver a sermon “The minister is not preaching this Sunday”

Word Forms

vaticination	noun	knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
vaticinator	noun	an authoritative person who divines the future
preachment	noun	a sermon on a moral or religious topic
preacher	noun	someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
preaching	noun	an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

prophezeien

durch oder wie durch göttliche Inspiration vorhersagen oder offenbaren

🇫🇷French

prophétiser

prédire ou révéler par, ou comme par, l'inspiration divine

🇪🇸Spanish

profetizar

predecir o revelar a través, o como a través de, inspiración divina

🇮🇹Italian

profetizzare

predire o rivelare attraverso, o come se attraverso, l'ispirazione divina

🇳🇱Dutch

profeteren

voorspellen of onthullen door, of alsof door, goddelijke inspiratie

🇵🇹Portuguese

profetizar

prever ou revelar através, ou como se fosse, de inspiração divina

🇷🇺Russian

пророчествовать

предсказывать или раскрывать через или как бы через божественное вдохновение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भविष्यद्वाणी करना

भविष्यवाणी करना या प्रकट करना, या मानो ईश्वरीय प्रेरणा के माध्यम से

🇧🇩Bengali

ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী

ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা বা প্রকাশ করা, অথবা যেন, ঐশ্বরিক অনুপ্রেরণার মাধ্যমে

🇮🇳Tamil

தீர்க்கதரிசனம்

தெய்வீக உத்வேகம் மூலம் கணிக்கவும் அல்லது வெளிப்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రవచించండి

దైవిక ప్రేరణ ద్వారా అంచనా వేయండి లేదా బహిర్గతం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

भविष्यवाणी करणे

दैवी प्रेरणेद्वारे अंदाज लावा किंवा प्रकट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવિષ્યવાણી

દૈવી પ્રેરણા દ્વારા આગાહી કરો અથવા પ્રગટ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ನುಡಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ

ದೈವಿಕ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಊಹಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവചിക്കുക

ദൈവിക പ്രചോദനത്തിലൂടെ പ്രവചിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ

ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰੋ, ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ, ਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪ੍ਰੇਰਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشن گوئی

الہی الہام کے ذریعے پیشین گوئی کرنا یا ظاہر کرنا، یا گویا اس کے ذریعے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预言

通过或仿佛通过神圣灵感来预测或揭示

🇯🇵Japanese

予言する

神聖な霊感を通して、あるいは神聖な霊感を通してであるかのように、予測する、または明らかにする

🇰🇷Korean

예언하다

신성한 영감을 통해, 또는 마치 신성한 영감을 통해 예언하거나 계시하는 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiên tri

dự đoán hoặc tiết lộ thông qua, hoặc như thể thông qua, nguồn cảm hứng thiêng liêng

🇹🇭Thai

คำทำนาย

ทำนายหรือเปิดเผยผ่านการดลใจจากสวรรค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

bernubuat

memprediksi atau mengungkapkan melalui, atau seolah-olah melalui, inspirasi ilahi

🇵🇭Filipino

manghula

hulaan o ihayag sa pamamagitan, o parang sa pamamagitan ng, banal na inspirasyon

🇲🇾Malay

bernubuat

meramalkan atau mendedahkan melalui, atau seolah-olah melalui, ilham ilahi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تنبأ

التنبؤ أو الكشف من خلال، أو كما لو كان من خلال الإلهام الإلهي

🇮🇷Persian

پیشگویی کنید

از طریق الهام الهی یا گویی از طریق الهام الهی پیش بینی یا آشکار شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kehanet

ilahi ilham yoluyla veya sanki ilahi ilham yoluyla tahmin etmek veya ortaya çıkarmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנָבֵּא

לחזות או לחשוף דרך, או כאילו דרך, השראה אלוהית

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