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prophecy (n.)

c. 1200, prophecie, prophesie, "function of a prophet," from Old French profecie (12c. Modern French prophétie) and directly from Late Latin prophetia (source also of Spanish profecia, Italian profezia), from Greek propheteia "gift of interpreting the will of the gods," from prophetes (see prophet). Meaning "thing spoken or written by a prophet" is from c. 1300.

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Definitions of prophecy from WordNet

prophecy (n.)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source);
prophecy (n.)
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration;
Synonyms: divination
From wordnet.princeton.edu