All 4 Uses
prophesy
in
Things Fall Apart
(Edited)
- Anyone seeing Chielo in ordinary life would hardly believe she was the same person who prophesied when the spirit of Agbala was upon her.
p. 49.3prophesied = predicted or revealed
- It was Chielo, the priestess of Agbala, prophesying.
p. 100.3prophesying = predicting or revealing what would happen in the future
- Once in a while Chielo was possessed by the spirit of her god and she began to prophesy.
p. 100.3 *prophesy = predict or reveal the future
- Mr. Brown begged and argued and prophesied.
p. 181.4prophesied = predicted or revealed
Definitions:
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(1)
(prophesy) predict or reveal -- especially through, or as if through, divine inspirationNote that the noun, prophecy, is spelled differently than this verb (having a "c" rather than an "s").
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)