profecía

/pɾofeˈθia/ · B2 · noun · f

prophecy

🔮 pro- (before) + fe (faith) + -cía: a faith-claim about what comes before

From Greek prophēteía: pro- 'before/forth' + phēmi 'to speak'. A profecía is words spoken forth ahead of time. Spanish stress falls on the -í-: pro-fe-CÍ-a, with θ like English th in think.

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