different between foreboding vs prophetic
foreboding
English
Alternative forms
- forboding (much less commonly used)
Etymology
From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- +? boding. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”).
Noun
foreboding (plural forebodings)
- A sense of evil to come.
- Synonym: augury
- An evil omen.
Translations
Adjective
foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding)
- Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
Verb
foreboding
- present participle of forebode
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prophetic
English
Alternative forms
- prophetical
- prophetick (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French prophétique, from Latin proph?ticus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (proph?tikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p???f?t?k/
Adjective
prophetic (not comparable)
- of, or relating to a prophecy or a prophet
- predicted, as by a prophecy
Translations
Derived terms
- propheticness
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