prophetic

/pɹəˈfɛtɪk/

adj 3

Collocations

VERBS

be, prove, seem

Her concerns about the weather seemed prophetic when the storm arrived that evening.

ADV

highly | almost | strangely

PREP

Those early warning signs turned out to be prophetic of the economic crisis that followed just months later.

adj

Having the ability to prophesize; prescient.

[Ghost] But know thou noble Youth: he that did sting / Thy fathers heart, now weares his Crowne. / Ham. O my prophetike soule, my uncle! my uncle!

Of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet.

Predicted, as by a prophecy.

And fears are oft prophetic of the event.

adjective — foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

[Ghost] But know thou noble Youth: he that did sting / Thy fathers heart, now weares his Crowne. / Ham. O my prophetike soule, my uncle! my uncle!

Wiktionary

And fears are oft prophetic of the event.

Wiktionary

That's a book of incredible prophetic power.

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She is a prophetic figure.

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Tottie is a prophetic figure.

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He is a prophetic figure.

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