prophecie

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French prophetie, from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía).

Alternative forms

• prophecye, prophesie, prophesye, proficy, profecie, prophecy, profecye, profecy, propfecy, pprophesy, prophessye, prophetye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈfɛːsiː(ə)/, /ˈprɔfɛsiː(ə)/, /ˈprɔfəsiː(ə)/

Noun

prophecie (plural prophecies)

1. A prediction or prophecy; a religious foretelling.
2. The prophecies within the Old Testament or the part of Mass containing it.
3. Prediction or prophecy in general; the practice of making prophecies.
4. The ability to make prophecies or foretellings.
5. (rare) A presaging or sign of future events.

Related terms

• prophecien

Descendants

• English: prophecy
• Scots: prophecy

References

• “prophē̆cī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-26.

Etymology 2

Verb

prophecie

1. Alternative form of prophecien

Old French

Noun

prophecie oblique singular, f (oblique plural prophecies, nominative singular prophecie, nominative plural prophecies)

1. Alternative form of prophetie