All 4 Uses of
prophesy
in
Things Fall Apart
- 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
Definition:
predict or reveal -- especially through, or as if through, divine inspiration