Definition of "prophecy" []

• An inspired utterance of a prophet, viewed as a revelation of divine will. (noun)
• A prediction of the future, made under divine inspiration. (noun)
• Such an inspired message or prediction transmitted orally or in writing. (noun)
• The vocation or condition of a prophet. (noun)
• A prediction. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I also avoid the term prophecy, which is often used to describe a claim to be able to see the future."
• "Indeed, the drift in the meaning of the word prophecy from "preaching" to "prediction" is one way that our understanding of sacred texts in the world has become muddled."
• "It has never failed to be foretold in prophecy from the beginning of the human race, and we now see the prophecy being fulfilled in all that happens (652)."