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prophesying

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What does prophesying mean?

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of prophesy

noun

  1. A prophecy.
More meanings (1)

noun

  1. (historical) A religious meeting to discuss parts of Scripture and their possible use in sermons.

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“Tom! The sperrit was upon you! You was a prophesying—that’s what you was doing! Land alive, go on, Tom!”
Mark TwainThe Adventures of Tom Sawyer, CompleteProject Gutenberg ebook #74
It could not have taken for granted the formidable success which the chemists proved justified in prophesying.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272
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I allude to certain men and women, generally termed by the Moors ‘Those of the Dar-bushi-fal,’ which word is equivalent to prophesying or fortune-telling.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565
I renounce all prophesying; I will never suppose that I can foresee politically; I can foresee nothing, what ever I may foretell.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
For behold, Isaiah spake many things which were hard for many of my people to understand; for they know not concerning the manner of prophesying among the Jews.
Joseph, Jr. Smith; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of NephiProject Gutenberg ebook #17