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Prophecy — Prophecy, generally, describes the disclosing of information that is not known to the prophet by any ordinary means. [ [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/prophecy/ Prophecy (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)] ] In religion, this is thought to… … Wikipedia
Prophecy — • Says that in the strict sense, prophecy is the revelation of future events, but points out that in Scripture, prophecy may also be related to the gift of knowledge and sometimes is used to refer to divine inspiration concerning any secret… … Catholic encyclopedia
Prophecy — Productions ist ein deutsches Musiklabel mit Sitz in Zeltingen Rachtig. Das Label wurde 1996 von Martin Koller gegründet, die erste Veröffentlichung war A Wintersunset... von Empyrium, welche durch ihren Erfolg dem Label auf den Weg half. Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Prophecy — студийный альбом группы Soulfly 2004 года. Prophecy европейский фестиваль. Prophecy набор карт из серии Magic: The Gathering … Википедия
Prophecy — Proph e*cy, n.; pl. {Prophecies}, [OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. proph[ e]tie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. ? prophet. See {Prophet}.] 1. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prophecy — prophecy, prophesy Prophecy, pronounced profi si, is the noun, and prophesy, pronounced prof i siy, is the verb … Modern English usage
prophecy — *revelation, vision, apocalypse Analogous words: communication, impartation (see corresponding verbs at COMMUNICATE): *inspiration … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prophecy — [n] prediction apocalypse, augury, cast, divination, forecast, foretelling, oracle, presage, prevision, prognosis, prognostication, revelation, second sight, soothsaying, vision; concepts 70,278,689 … New thesaurus
prophecy — ► NOUN (pl. prophecies) 1) a prediction. 2) the faculty or practice of prophesying. ORIGIN Greek proph teia, from proph t s spokesman … English terms dictionary
prophecy — [präf′ə sē] n. pl. prophecies [ME prophecie < OFr < LL(Ec) prophetia < Gr prophētēia (in N.T., gift of speaking under the influence of the Holy Spirit) < prophētēs: see PROPHET] 1. prediction of the future under the influence of… … English World dictionary
