Both Uses of
prophesy
in
Antony and Cleopatra
- If I were bound to divine of this unity, I would not prophesy so.†
Scene 2.6 *prophesy = predict
- She had a prophesying fear Of what hath come to pass: for when she saw,—Which never shall be found,—you did suspect She had dispos'd with Caesar, and that your rage Would not be purg'd, she sent you word she was dead; But, fearing since how it might work, hath sent Me to proclaim the truth; and I am come, I dread, too late.†
Scene 4.14prophesying = predicting or revealing
Definitions:
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(1)
(prophesy) predict or reveal -- especially through, or as if through, divine inspiration
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus