prophetical
Example Sentences
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His ephemeral work — anti-normality, anti-materialist, anti-classist — had assumed an exhortative, prophetical tone.
From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2019
To be a patriarch, one need not retire into prophetical obscurity.
From Time Magazine Archive
We may take it that he really entered on a professional career in 1644, when a ‘happy thought’ inspired him to bring out the first yearly issue of his prophetical almanac, or ‘Merlinus Anglicus Junior.’
From Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland by Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport)
At this time his attachment to the old faith was tempered by a mystical turn, and by a devotion to the prophetical writings of the Old Testament, which he studied in the original.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
That, then, was the second thing; but already Louie had heard a prophetical whisper in her soul.
From The Story of Louie by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
