Prophesied
[prɔfɪ,saɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Prophesy
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Examples
- Upon this text many fanatics arose, who prophesied that the end of time was come. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He was both out of pocket and out of spirits by that catastrophe, failed in his health, and prophesied the speedy ruin of the Empire. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He cursed them both, and Capernaum also, for not repenting, after all the great works he had done in their midst, and prophesied against them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- When Joseph was dying he prophesied that exodus of the Israelites from Egypt which occurred four hundred years afterwards. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In the main, Bacon prophesied the direction of subsequent progress. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Raymond has prophesied well, said Perdita, alas, that it should be so! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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