prophetic

(prə-fĕt'ĭk) also pro·phet·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy: prophetic books.
2. Foretelling events as if by divine inspiration: casual words that proved prophetic.

prophetically pro·phet'i·cal·ly adv.
propheticalness pro·phet'i·cal·ness n.

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adjective

Of or relating to the foretelling of events by or as if by supernatural means: augural, divinitory, fatidic, fatidical, mantic, oracular, sibylline, vatic, vatical, vaticinal, visionary. See foresight.

For a list of words related to prophetic, see:

• Wise, Mature, or Experienced

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See words rhyming with "prophetical."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - profetisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
profetisch

Français (French)
adj. - prophétique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - prophetisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προφητικός

Italiano (Italian)
profetico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - profético

Русский (Russian)
пророческий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - profético

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - profetisk, förebådande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预言的, 预示的, 先知的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 預言的, 預示的, 先知的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 예언의, 예언적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 予言者の, 予言の, 予言する, 予言的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نبوي, تنبئي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נבואי, נביאי, חזוני‬

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