Counterprophecy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prophecy predicting the opposite of another prophecy.

    "Although she tends not to be a dance actor of spontaneity, she was suddenly vivid in her mime reply to Carabosse and her calm counterprophecy, judiciously timed."

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"Although she tends not to be a dance actor of spontaneity, she was suddenly vivid in her mime reply to Carabosse and her calm counterprophecy, judiciously timed."

Etymology

From counter- + prophecy.

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