noun pl. prophecies -·cies

1. prediction of the future under the influence of divine guidance; act or practice of a prophet
2. any prediction
3. something prophesied or predicted; specif., the divinely inspired utterance or utterances of a prophet
4. a book of prophecies

Etymology: ME prophecie < OFr < LL(Ec) prophetia < Gr prophētēia (in N.T., gift of speaking under the influence of the Holy Spirit) < prophētēs: see prophet