prophetic

prophétique, prémonitoire

Qui annonce ce qui va arriver ou montre une connaissance des événements avant qu’ils se produisent.

En anglais simple : Able to say what will happen, or showing knowledge of events before they happen.

• Her warning proved prophetic.
• He seemed to have a prophetic gift.
• Those prophetic words came back to me when the bank failed.

Synonymes : prescient, predictive

Expressions courantes : prophetic words, prophetic warning, prophetic dream

prophétique

Lié aux personnes censées parler au nom de Dieu ou à leurs messages sur l’avenir.

En anglais simple : Connected with people believed to speak for God, or with their messages about the future.

• We studied the prophetic books of the Bible.
• Her research explores the prophetic tradition.
• The priest explained the meaning of this prophetic message.

Expressions courantes : prophetic books, prophetic tradition, prophetic message

prédit, annoncé

Annoncé avant de se produire, notamment dans un message considéré comme venant de Dieu.

En anglais simple : Said in advance to be going to happen, especially in a message believed to come from God.

• The hero could not escape his prophetic doom.
• The tale ends with the king meeting his prophetic fate.
• The child's prophetic destiny was to unite the divided kingdom.

Synonymes : foretold, predicted

Expressions courantes : prophetic destiny, prophetic doom, prophetic event