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Meanings of prophetic in English
Foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention.
Usage of prophetic in English
1
With words that rang prophetic, El cursed the form Lucifer had taken.
2
In the context of prophetic statements, the apostle Paul says, Test everything.
3
In 1945, Vannevar Bush wrote his prophetic article in the Atlantic Monthly.
4
But even so, the formulation feels prophetic for this particular Russian story.
5
His prophetic warnings speak from the grave with the wisdom of inspiration.
6
This is the prophetic element in the writings of this great master.
7
The possibilities of the new era were dazzling to the prophetic imagination.
8
The shout was prophetic of the vengeance about to overtake the Church.
9
Thus the centuries bear testimony to the fulfilment of the prophetic word.
10
To dream of angels is prophetic of disturbing influences in the soul.
11
In the light of the 1918 Education Bill this seems almost prophetic.
12
All the signs have been revealed; every prophetic allusion hath been manifested.
13
The persons present meekly acquiesced in his prophetic spirit to this extent.
14
The sign was prophetic, and in an instant all his doubts vanished.
15
At about this time, November or December, I had a prophetic dream.
16
For me, it underscored Sandy's prophetic words on the track that night.
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United Kingdom
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Ireland
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United States of America
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