English noun: prophecy | |||
1. | prophecy (cognition) knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) | ||
Synonyms | prognostication, vaticination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anticipation, prediction, prevision | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crystal gazing, divination, foretelling, fortune telling, soothsaying | ||
2. | prophecy (communication) a prediction uttered under divine inspiration | ||
Synonyms | divination | ||
Broader (hypernym) | forecasting, foretelling, prediction, prognostication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | oracle | ||