Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prophecy

2 senses of prophecy

Sense 1
prophecy, prognostication, vaticination -- (knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source))
       => prediction, anticipation, prevision -- (the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future))

Sense 2
prophecy, divination -- (a prediction uttered under divine inspiration)
       => prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication -- (a statement made about the future)