All 3 Uses of "prophecy" in "The Idiot"

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prophecy
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The Idiot
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'They tell me you expound the prophecies relating to Antichrist,' said he, when we were alone.†
Chpt 2.2 *

prophecies = predictions of the future
But you are so eaten up by pride and vanity, that you will end by devouring each other—that is my prophecy!†
Chpt 2.9

prophecy = prediction of the future
You search your dream for some prophecy that you were expecting.†
Chpt 3.10

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(1) (prophecy)
a prediction of the future (usually said to be obtained in a supernatural way)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)