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  1. 1. v. t. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. deliver a sermon Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate. He doth not prophesy good concerning me. 1 Kings xxii. 8. Then I perceive that will be verified Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy. Shak. 2. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure. Methought thy very gait did prophesy A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee. Shak. 1. To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come. Matt. xv. 7. 2. To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound. Ezek. xxxvii. 7. Source: webster
  8. 8. v:100 v. predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration Source: ecdict

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