prophetical

1. 1.

   foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention

   “prophetic writings”

   “prophetic powers”

   “words that proved prophetic”

   Synonymsprophetic

   SimilaradumbrativeapocalypticclairvoyantDelphicdivinatoryfatefulprecursorypredictive

Questions about prophetical

What does prophetical mean?

prophetical means "foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention".

How many syllables are in prophetical?

prophetical has 4 syllables: pro-phe-ti-cal. The stress falls on "phe".

What is another word for prophetical?

Close synonyms include prophetic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prophetical a common word?

prophetical is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.