All 3 Uses of
prophecy
in
The Idiot
- '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 2.9prophecy = prediction of the future
- You search your dream for some prophecy that you were expecting.†
Chpt 3.10
Definition:
a prediction of the future (usually said to be obtained in a supernatural way)