The meaning of PROPHETIC is of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy. How to use prophetic in a sentence.

PROPHETIC definition: of or relating to a prophet. See examples of prophetic used in a sentence.

1. of or pertaining to a prophet. 2. of the nature of or containing prophecy: prophetic writings. 3. having the function or powers of a prophet, as a person. 4. predictive; ominous: prophetic signs.

Prophetic voices are appropriate and important, but insufficient to policy. This is part of the prophetic role of the churches to which the report draws attention. My nomenclatural impulse had acquired the …

If something was prophetic, it described or suggested something that did actually happen later. This ominous warning soon proved prophetic. Friends recalled Elisabeth's prophetic words of several …

Definition of prophetic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

prophetic, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary