Meaning
prophecy
- a prediction of what will happen in the future
- an inspired utterance believed to reveal divine will
In a sentence
L'antica profezia parlava dell'arrivo di una nuova era.
The ancient prophecy spoke of the arrival of a new era.
Nessuno credeva che quella profezia potesse davvero realizzarsi.
Nobody believed that prophecy could actually come true.
Le sue previsioni sembravano quasi una profezia oscura.
His predictions sounded almost like a dark prophecy.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| profezia | feminine · singular |
| profezie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Stress falls on the 'i' (/pro.feˈtsi.a/), plural 'profezie'.
- Frequently found in the idiom 'profezia che si autoavvera' (self-fulfilling prophecy).