The meaning of PROPHETIC is of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy. How to use prophetic in a sentence.

Obviously, there is a hierarchy, with prophetic discourse, although ambiguous, ranking as the most authoritative, and the poetic and mystic forms at the bottom.

1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy: prophetic books. 2. Foretelling events as if by divine inspiration: casual words that proved prophetic.

If something was prophetic, it described or suggested something that did actually happen later. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic. Friends recalled Elisabeth's prophetic words of …

prophetic, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Prophetic definition: of or relating to a prophet.. See examples of PROPHETIC used in a sentence.

Oct 21, 2017 · Definition of prophetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The adjective prophetic traces all the way back to the Greek word prophētikos, meaning "predicting." You know who's really good at predicting stuff? Prophets. Usually, prophetic is …

Synonyms for PROPHETIC: predictive, sinister, apocalyptic, telling, dire, millenarian, apocalyptical, menacing; Antonyms of PROPHETIC: promising, rosy, auspicious, propitious

PROPHETIC meaning: 1 : correctly stating what will happen in the future; 2 : of or relating to a prophet or to prophecy