Synonyms for prophecy
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Noun
1. Foretelling
foretelling, prognostication, prediction, omen, prescience, augury, foreknowledge, vaticination, foreboding, presage
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Definitions
- n. 1
A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
French writer Nostradamus made a prophecy in his book.
Forms
- Plural
- prophecies → foretellings, prognostications, predictions, omens…
Example sentences
- prediction I'm afraid your prediction was wide of the mark.
- omen The cap cloud above Mt. Fuji is said to be a good omen.
- divination Augury is divination based on the behavior of birds.
- precognition Tom believes in precognition.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prophecy | rising | |
| prediction | steady | |
| omen | rising | |
| foretelling | rising | |
| prognostication | steady | |
| divination | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- omen2
- 6 letters
- augury
- 7 letters
- presage2
- 9 letters
- foresight2
- 10 letters
- prediction3, divination4, foreboding3, prescience3
- 11 letters
- foretelling3, soothsaying
- 12 letters
- precognition, vaticination
- 13 letters
- foreknowledge
- 15 letters
- prognostication5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (omen2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- prophétie
- Italiano
- profezia
- Español
- profecía
- Deutsch
- Prophezeiung