prophetic
/pɹəˈfetɪk/pruh-FEH-tik
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/pɹəˈfɛtɪk/pruh-FEH-tik
Meaningrelating to a prophet
Common meaning: correctly foretelling the future
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- proforward; forth
- phetto say, speak outLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 230 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
‘forward’ + ‘to say, speak out’ → prophetic
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from prophet + -ic.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PROPHET, p.471 · scan
Roots
- φημί Greek “to say, speak out”
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