prophetic
gb/pɹəfˈɛtɪk/ us/pɹəfˈɛtɪk/
B2
Engleză
~ 8300
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
B2
property
1
accurately predicting the future
Describing something that later comes true, as if it knew the future.
Tipar de utilizare:
a prophetic [remark/dream/vision/warning]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse "prophetic" with "pathetic" because they sound similar. "Prophetic" is about predicting the future, while "pathetic" means very sad or weak and makes you feel pity. Learners may also think "prophetic" must be religious, but in modern English it is often used in general contexts for predictions that come true.
Sinonime
predictive (More technical or scientific; often used about models or data rather than people’s words.)
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prescient (More formal; suggests wise or unusually clear understanding of the future.)
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foretelling (More literary or religious-sounding; closely tied to the idea of prophecy.)
Antonime
unexpected (Describes events that no one predicted or could see coming.)
Colocații
prophetic vision
|prophetic dream
|prophetic remark
|prophetic warning
|prove prophetic
|eerily prophetic
Teme
time
|communication
|religion
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- Her casual joke about a future pandemic now seems strangely prophetic.
- The novel’s description of climate disasters was eerily prophetic.
- His warning about the housing market crash turned out to be prophetic.
- Looking back, their decision to save money was almost prophetic.
- The song’s lyrics proved prophetic after the country fell into crisis.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- His words were prophetic, because the accident happened a week later.
- Many people thought her ideas were crazy, but they were prophetic.
- The movie was prophetic; it showed problems that we see in real life now.
- Their teacher made a prophetic comment about how computers would change everything.
- The writer’s prophetic story came true years after it was published.
adjective
formal
C1
property
2
relating to prophets or prophecy
Connected with a prophet or with a religious message that is said to come from God.
Tipar de utilizare:
prophetic [book/tradition/role/voice/ministry]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize that this sense can be about role or style (a "prophetic voice" or "prophetic ministry"), not only about predicting future events. It is also easy to mix this sense with the more general future-predicting sense; in religious studies, context usually makes it clear.
Sinonime
prophetical (A less common, slightly old-fashioned variant; mainly used in religious or academic writing.)
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oracular (Literary; suggests mysterious, authoritative messages similar to those of ancient oracles.)
Antonime
secular (Describes things that are not religious, especially not connected to prophets or sacred texts.)
Colocații
prophetic books
|prophetic tradition
|prophetic literature
|prophetic ministry
|prophetic role
|prophetic voice
Teme
religion
|literature
|history
|communication
Exemple
- Scholars often divide the Hebrew Bible into historical, poetic, and prophetic books.
- The church sees social justice as part of its prophetic mission in the world.
- Her preaching has a strong prophetic element, calling people to change their lives.
- The exhibition explores the prophetic tradition in African American preaching.
- He wrote his thesis on the prophetic literature of the Old Testament.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Isaiah is one of the main prophetic books in the Bible.
- The pastor says the church must have a prophetic voice in society.
- They studied prophetic writing in their religion class.
- Some people believe the singer has a prophetic role in speaking about injustice.
- The film shows the leader as a strong, almost prophetic figure.
Gramatică
Expresii
a prophetic dream
1/ə pɹəfˈɛtɪk dɹˈim/
fixed phrase
dream that predicts the future
A dream that seems to show or tell what will happen later.
Exemple
- She had a prophetic dream about the accident the night before it happened.
- In the story, the king receives a prophetic dream that saves his kingdom.
a prophetic vision
1/ə pɹəfˈɛtɪk vˈɪʒən/
fixed phrase
vision that predicts the future
A strong mental picture or experience that seems to show the future.
Exemple
- The prophet described a prophetic vision of peace among all nations.
- The film opens with a prophetic vision that hints at the ending.
prophetic message
1/pɹəfˈɛtɪk mˈɛsɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
formal
message presented as prophecy
A speech or text that claims to tell what God wants or what will happen in the future.
Exemple
- The film delivers a prophetic message about the dangers of war.
- They believe the letter carries a prophetic message for the nation.
prophetic voice
1/pɹəfˈɛtɪk vˈɔɪs/
fixed phrase
formal
morally urgent, future-focused voice
A person or way of speaking that warns about the future and calls for moral change.
Exemple
- Many see her as a prophetic voice on climate issues.
- The poet became a prophetic voice for his generation.
prophetic warning
1/pɹəfˈɛtɪk wˈɔɹnɪŋ/
fixed phrase
warning that predicts future danger
A warning that later proves to be right about something bad that happens.
Exemple
- Her early reports were a prophetic warning about the spread of the disease.
- The novel reads like a prophetic warning about the abuse of power.
prophetic word
1/pɹəfˈɛtɪk wˈɚd/
fixed phrase
formal
spoken message as prophecy
A spoken message that believers think comes from God and tells something about the future or God’s will.
Exemple
- The pastor shared what he believed was a prophetic word for the congregation.
- She says she received a prophetic word during prayer.
prove prophetic
1/pɹˈuv pɹəfˈɛtɪk/
fixed phrase
later shown to predict future
To be shown later to be right about the future.
Exemple
- His warning about rising sea levels proved prophetic after the major floods.
- Many laughed at her ideas, but they proved prophetic a decade later.
- The scientist’s concerns about a new virus sadly proved prophetic.