profecía

See also: profecia and prófécia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prophētīa, from Ancient Greek προφητεία (prophēteía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾofeˈθia/ [pɾo.feˈθi.a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾofeˈsia/ [pɾo.feˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: pro‧fe‧cí‧a

Noun

profecía f (plural profecías)

1. prophecy
2. prediction

   Synonym: predicción

Related terms

• profesar
• profeta

 

Further reading

• “profecía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16