1.Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy:prophetic books. 2.Foretelling events as if by divine inspiration:casual words that proved prophetic. pro·phet′i·cal·lyadv. pro·phet′i·cal·nessn. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copy...
4.The value of their work is evident, especially in Job, Ecclesiastes and the prophetical books. 5.Perhaps he went into the prophetical business himself, and eventually retired on a very handsome fortune. 6.As to their prophetical value, we are hardly in a position to judge; we feel wit...
The prophetical stories : the narratives about the prophets in the Hebrew Bible, their literary types and history The mantle of Elijah : the redaction criticism of the prophetical books The Astrological and Prophetical Cycles in the Pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica and in the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’ ...
I dressed casually, but within seconds of entering the church I was handed books with a cheerful ‘Good Morning Father!’. I was rumbled! I suspect that without thinking about it I had performed several ritual gestures on entering, which rather gave the game away. Our actions are louder th...