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prophetic definition

pro·phetic (prə fet′ik, prō-)

adjective

  1. of, or having the powers of, a prophet
  2. of, having the nature of, or containing a prophecy a prophetic utterance
  3. that predicts or foreshadows

Etymology: MFr prophetique < LL(Ec) propheticus < Gr prophētikos

Also prophetical pro·phet′i·cal

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