noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   prediction

   "foretellings of doom"

2. 2
   the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means wordnet
3. 3
   a statement made about the future wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of foretell form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

prognosticapocalypseapocalypticcastdivinationdivination

Example

More examples

"Was Venus, a desert planet with thick clouds of sulfuric acid, foretelling the future of Earth?"

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