Prophecy
Prophecy
Prophecy (/ˈprɒfəsi/; from the Greek προφητεία, prophetia, "before" and "to tell") is a message that is claimed by a prophet to have been communicated to them by a deity. Such messages typically involve inspiration, interpretation, or revelation of divine will concerning the prophet's social world and events to come (compare theophany).
Etymology
The English word "prophecy" (noun) in the sense of "function of a prophet" appeared from about 1225, from Old French prophécie (12th century), and from Prophetia, Greek propheteia "gift of interpreting the will of God", from Greek prophetes (see prophet). The related meaning, "thing spoken or written by a prophet", dates from 1300, while the verb "to prophesy" is recorded by 1377.
Related Terms
- Prophet: An individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people.
- Divination: The attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of an occultic, standardized process or ritual.
- Oracle: A person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities.
- Revelation: The revealing or disclosing of some form of truth or knowledge through communication with a deity or other supernatural entity or entities.
- Theophany: A visible manifestation to humankind of God or a god.
See Also
- Apocalyptic literature
- Biblical prophecy
- Eschatology
- Futurology
- Prediction
- Predestination
- Psychic
- Vision (spirituality)
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Prophecy
- Wikipedia's article - Prophecy
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