foretelling
/fɔ:'teliɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means: The act or practice of predicting future events through claimed supernatural insight, divination, or magical means.
- A statement made about the future: A specific prediction or prophecy about what will happen.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The ancient priestess was renowned for her foretelling of harvests and wars.
- His gloomy foretelling of economic collapse made everyone anxious.
- We dismissed her claims as mere foretelling without any real evidence.
Advanced Usage
- "act of foretelling": The process or instance of making a prediction.
- The act of foretelling the king's fate was forbidden.
- "gift of foretelling": A natural or divine ability to predict the future.
- According to legend, she possessed the gift of foretelling.
Variants and Related Words
- Foretell (verb): To predict or prophesy a future event.
- The oracle sought to foretell the outcome of the battle.
- Soothsaying (noun): The practice of foretelling events, often synonymous with foretelling.
- Prophecy (noun): A prediction of the future, often with a divine or inspired connotation.
Synonyms
- Prediction: A statement about what will happen in the future.
- Prognostication: A forecast or prediction, often based on present signs.
- Divination: The practice of seeking knowledge of the future by supernatural means.
Related Phrases
- "a foretelling of doom": A prediction of disaster or terrible events.
- The dark clouds were seen as a foretelling of doom.
- "self-fulfilling foretelling": A prediction that causes itself to become true by influencing actions.
- His foretelling of failure became a self-fulfilling prophecy when he stopped trying.
Noun
- the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
- a statement made about the future