PROPHASIS
PRO'PHASIS, noun [Gr. to foretell.] In medicine, prognosis; foreknowledge of a disease.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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PROPHECY
PROPH'ECY, noun [Gr. to foretell, before and to tell. This ought to be written prophesy.]1. A foretelling; prediction; a declaration of something to come. As God only knows futu...
PROPHESIED
PROPH'ESIED, participle passive Foretold; predicted.
PROPHESIER
PROPH'ESIER, noun One who predicts events.
PROPHESY
PROPH'ESY, verb transitive To foretell future events; to predict.I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerningme, but evil. 1 Kings 22:8.1. To foreshow. [Little used.]PRO...
PROPHESYING
PROPH'ESYING, participle present tense Foretelling events.PROPH'ESYING, noun The act of foretelling or of preaching.
PROPHET
PROPH'ET, noun [Latin propheta.]1. One that foretells future events; a predicter; a foreteller.2. In Scripture, a person illuminated, inspired or instructed by God to announce f...
PROPHETESS
PROPH'ETESS, noun A female prophet; a woman who foretells future events, as Miriam, Huldah, Anna, etc. Exodus 15:20. Judges 4:4. Luke 2:36.
PROPHETIC
PROPHET'ICPROPHET'ICAL, adjective Containing prophecy; foretelling future events; as prophetic writings.1. Unfolding future events; as prophetic dreams.It has of before the thin...
PROPHETICAL
PROPHET'ICAL, a. Containing prophecy; foretelling future events; as prophetic writings.1. Unfolding future events; as prophetic dreams. It has of before the thing foretold. And ...
PROPHETICALLY
PROPHET'ICALLY, adverb By way of prediction; in the manner of prophecy.
PROPHETIZE
PROPH'ETIZE, verb intransitive To give prediction. [Not used]
PROPHYLACTIC
PROPHYLAC'TICPROPHYLAC'TICAL, adjective [Gr. to prevent, to guard against; to preserve.]In medicine, preventive; defending from disease.PROPHYLAC'TIC, noun A medicine which pres...
PROPHYLACTICAL
PROPHYLAC'TICAL, a. [Gr. to prevent, to guard against; to preserve.]In medicine, preventive; defending from disease.
PROPINATION
PROPINA'TION, noun [Latin propinatio, propino; Gr. to drink.]The act of pledging, or drinking first and then offering the cup to another.
PROPINE
PROPI'NE, verb transitive [Latin propino, supra.] To pledge; to drink first and then offer the cup to another. [Not used.]1. To expose. [Not used.]
PROPINQUITY
PROPIN'QUITY, noun [Latin propinquitas, from propinquus, near.]1. Nearness in place; neighborhood.2. Nearness in time.3. Nearness of blood; kindred.
PROPITIABLE
PROPI'TIABLE, adjective [See Propitiate.] That may be induced to favor, or that may be made propitious.
PROPITIATE
PROPI'TIATE, verb transitive [Latin propitio; pio. Eng. pity.]To conciliate; to appease one offended and render him favorable; to make propitious.Let fierce Achilles, dreadful i...
PROPITIATED
PROPI'TIATED, participle passive Appeased and rendered favorable; conciliated.
PROPITIATING
PROPI'TIATING, participle present tense Conciliating; appeasing the wrath of and rendering favorable.
PROPITIATION
PROPITIATION, noun propisia'shon.1. The act of appeasing wrath and conciliating the favor of an offended person; the act of making propitious.2. In theology, the atonement or at...
PROPITIATOR
PROPITIA'TOR, noun One who propitiates.
PROPITIATORY
PROPI'TIATORY, adjective Having the power to make propitious; as a propitiatory sacrifice.PROPI'TIATORY, noun Among the Jews, the mercy-seat; the lid or cover of the ark of the ...
PROPITIOUS
PROPI'TIOUS, adjective [Latin propitius.] Favorable; kind; applied to men.1. Disposed to be gracious or merciful; ready to forgive sins and bestow blessings; applied to God.2. F...
PROPITIOUSLY
PROPI'TIOUSLY, adverb Favorably; kindly.
PROPITIOUSNESS
PROPI'TIOUSNESS, noun Kindness; disposition to treat another kindly; disposition to forgive.1. Favorableness; as the propitiousness of the season or climate.