Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb prophesy

2 senses of prophesy

Sense 1
prophesy, vaticinate -- (predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration)
       => predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise -- (make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election")

Sense 2
preach, prophesy -- (deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday")
       => lecture, talk -- (deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?")