Definition of prophesy

• v. t. - To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.
• v. t. - To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
• v. i. - To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come.
• v. i. - To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to exhort; to expound.