Prophetical

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prophetic \Pro*phet"ic\, Prophetical \Pro*phet"ic*al\, a. [L.
     propheticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. proph['e]tique.]
     Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events;
     as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams; -- used with of
     before the thing foretold.
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           And fears are oft prophetic of the event. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prophetical
       adj : foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention;
             "prophetic writings"; "prophetic powers"; "words that
             proved prophetic" [syn: {prophetic}] [ant: {unprophetic}]