Prophesy

(54), v. t. [imp. & p. p. PROPHESIED; p. pr. & vb. n. PROPHESYING.] [O. Fr. prophécier, proféitier, prophétiser. See supra, and cf. PROPHETIZE.] 1. To foretell, as future; to predict. I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. 1 Kings xxii. 8. 2. To foreshow; to prefigure; to signify; to symbolize.

v. i. 1. To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to come. 2. (Script.) To instruct in religious doctrines; to interpret; to explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to expound. 1 Cor. xiv. 3.