/
ˈprɒfɪsʌɪ/
v.
(prophesies, prophesying, prophesied)
- predict.
- speak or write by divine inspiration.
Derivative
Usage
The words prophesy and prophecy are often confused. Prophesy is the spelling that should be used for the verb (he was prophesying a bumper harvest), whereas prophecy is the correct spelling for the noun (a bleak prophecy of war and ruin).
Etymology
ME: from OFr. profecier, from profecie (see prophecy); the different spellings of prophesy and prophecy were established after 1700.
