Prophesy /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Prophesied; p. pr. & vb. n. Prophesying

1. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.

   He doth not prophesy good concerning me.

   Then I perceive that will be verified Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy.

2. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.

   Methought thy very gait did prophesy A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee.

1. To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come.
2. To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound.