'Prophesying' definitions:

Definition of 'Prophesying'

From: GCIDE
  • Prophesy \Proph"e*sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prophesied; p. pr. & vb. n. Prophesying.] [See Prophecy.]
  • 1. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate. [1913 Webster]
  • He doth not prophesy good concerning me. --1 Kings xxii. 8. [1913 Webster]
  • Then I perceive that will be verified Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure. [1913 Webster]
  • Methought thy very gait did prophesy A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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