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foretelling

[ UK /fˈɔːtəlɪŋ/ ]
[ US /fɔɹˈtɛɫɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a statement made about the future
  2. the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

How To Use foretelling In A Sentence

  • Assuredly, by foretelling the destruction of a Temple a preacher could invite backlash for the implied criticism of its hierocracy.
  • Foretelling accurately when and where the earthquake will happen is only a form of rumor at current stage which will cause a panic among the people.
  • And like all successful prophets he would be heeded by the rich and the powerful, even if their own churches warned against foretelling the future.
  • But his distinguishing feature, his "dominating gift," was that of prophecy, especially in foretelling the deaths of children, "which he almost always accompanied with jocular words _ (scherzi) _ on his lips. Old Calabria
  • What, (though but feebly felt and dimly seen) -- what do we yet owe to Thee if Knowledge be now a Power; if MIND be a Prophet and a Fate, foretelling and foredooming the things to come! Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes
  • For water-witching or foretelling the future, the diviner was often an integral, if under-appreciated member of the country village.
  • And thus our Saviour meets with the arrogance of Peter, foretelling him that he should not have the courage he so confidently assumed to himself, but should within the time and space of cockcrowing deny him thrice. From the Talmud and Hebraica
  • I usually take the Ferrari," he responded, summing up both the kind of fuel and reckless speed by which we arrived at our current being, and foretelling years of VIP douchery. Janie Campbell: Welcome to Miami, Where Every Piece Matters
  • Foretelling the future through astrology is bunk, right?
  • There was some mention of the fact that earlier in the week there were reports that consumer confidence had fallen, foretelling a sluggish Christmas retail season, and that new home sales slipped an unanticipatedly high 3.6% in September, when analysts had been expecting a rise in sales. Our Out-of-Whack Economy and the Happy Talk Propagandists
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