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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of prophesize.

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Examples

  • "prophesized" after the fact of the 7.0 earthquake's devastation of the country.

    CounterPunch 2010

  • Prophet Muhammad prophesized that a period of khilafat would follow his demise, then monarchy, autocracy would follow, and, after a hiatus, khilafat would be re-established upon the precepts of prophethood.

    Harris Zafar: Demystifying 'Caliphate' Harris Zafar 2011

  • Reason: How do you tell someone they are the prophesized one who will destroy an artificial intelligence system and liberate all humans?

    My Five Best Movie Portals | myFiveBest 2009

  • This week, as certain fanatics are sheepishly removing their signs about the end of the world and others are beginning the countdown until the next prophesized date of doom, now perhaps more than ever, the expected practice that parents should bequeath to their children an antiquated, weighted, codified belief system -- one that decries itself absolute with deviation deemed corrosive, heretical or even damning -- seems archaic and detrimental.

    Jayanti Tamm: Why Is Raising Children Religion-Free Still Taboo? Jayanti Tamm 2011

  • Prophet Muhammad prophesized that a period of khilafat would follow his demise, then monarchy, autocracy would follow, and, after a hiatus, khilafat would be re-established upon the precepts of prophethood.

    Harris Zafar: Demystifying 'Caliphate' Harris Zafar 2011

  • The prophesized battle between the Olympic Gods and the Titans starts in the first chapter, and proceeds with all haste through all 381 pages.

    Dusk Before the Dawn » 2009 » May 2009

  • The book of Oa has prophesized about the War of Light and the coming of “Blackest Night”.

    Blackest Night-Absolutely Horrifying « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009

  • Prophet Muhammad prophesized that a period of khilafat would follow his demise, then monarchy, autocracy would follow, and, after a hiatus, khilafat would be re-established upon the precepts of prophethood.

    Harris Zafar: Demystifying 'Caliphate' Harris Zafar 2011

  • This is the kind of time ancient storytellers speak about, that many indigenous people have prophesized--the end of a long cycle and the beginning of a new one, like the seasons, like the flowering of our lives, like water streaming from the top of mountains to thirsty soils.

    Luis J. Rodriguez: What 2012 Means Luis J. Rodriguez 2012

  • Prophet Muhammad prophesized that a period of khilafat would follow his demise, then monarchy, autocracy would follow, and, after a hiatus, khilafat would be re-established upon the precepts of prophethood.

    Harris Zafar: Demystifying 'Caliphate' Harris Zafar 2011

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