All 7 Uses
prophecy
in
Dante's Purgatory -- translated by Norton
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- —Prophecy of Bonagiunta concerning Gentucca, and of Forese concerning Corso de' Donati.†
Canto T.O. *prophecy = prediction of the future
- —Prophecy of Beatrice concerning one who shall restore the Empire.†
Canto T.O.
- The prophecy that she must needs wish for her white wimple again seems merely to rest on Nino's disapproval of her second marriage.†
Canto 1-11
- [10] The famous prophecy of the Cumaean Sibyl, very early applied to the coming of Christ:—Magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo†
Canto 12-22
- —Prophecy of Bonagiunta concerning Gentucca, and of Forese concerning Corso de' Donati.†
Canto 23-33
- —Prophecy of Beatrice concerning one who shall restore the Empire.†
Canto 23-33
- [6] This prophecy is too obscure to admit of a sure interpretation†
Canto 23-33
Definitions:
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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)