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prophetic

[pruh-fet-ik] / prəˈfɛt ɪk /


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People in the apostolic movement live in what they consider to be a prophetic moment, when God will reveal what is to come.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

It certainly seems like the Cannes jury made some prophetic choices: the crop of films that premiered at the festival earned a total of 19 Oscar nominations.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Harry Redknapp's public defence of a young Frank Lampard in his early days at West Ham is as famous as it was prophetic.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

A solo oboe was a prophetic voice in the wilderness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

The wooden houses, the cool terraces for breezy card-playing afternoons, seemed to have been blown away in an anticipation of the prophetic wind that years later would wipe Macondo off the face of the earth.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez