He prophetically anticipated the disaster. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : prophetic inspiration. ,prophetic writings. ,prophetic signs; prophetic warnings. From Dictionary.com.
Theodoret's words are remarkable; "phoresomen, He used the expression prophetically not hortatively.". From Wordnik.com. [NPNF1-12. Saint Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians] Reference
Eastern Islands, which have been called prophetically “the England of the. From Wordnik.com. [Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays] Reference
Two years ago, my friend Nicholas Sanchez prophetically remarked. From Wordnik.com. [For Liberty Examines the Kingmakers] Reference
Alluding prophetically to the king's coming, previous to that event. From Wordnik.com. [Life of St. Declan of Ardmore and Life of St. Mochuda of Lismore] Reference
Once Fat Joe had spoken prophetically; this was the hour he had foreseen. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
Objection 1: It would seem that things known or declared prophetically can be false. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
"He'll be up here, yet," Jim added prophetically; and he went out without leaving word. From Wordnik.com. [The Short Line War] Reference
"No matter that," said Peter, prophetically; "we glad see plenty fire here to-morrow night.". From Wordnik.com. [Adrift in the Ice-Fields] Reference
"Maybe we'll find out before we leave this place," said Jim, more prophetically than he knew. From Wordnik.com. [The Raid on the Termites] Reference
The latter who was probably a little bit older than I was prophetically gave us some words of wisdom. From Wordnik.com. [Coming of Age: 1939-1946] Reference
Objection 1: It would seem that by the Divine revelation a prophet knows all that can be known prophetically. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
He released two prophetically titled albums, "Ready To Die" and the post-humus follow - up "Life After Death.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 9, 2005] Reference
Speaking prophetically, it is very probable that prices will continue to advance, but by infinitesimal degrees. From Wordnik.com. [The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890] Reference
"This painting is almost too good to be true," remarked one visitor prophetically as he purchased a print of it. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Old Attic] Reference
Nor have other writers often been more successful in representing definite objects prophetically to my own mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863] Reference
At this crucial turning point, we must take the call of our scriptures seriously and act prophetically for justice. From Wordnik.com. [Pray Immigration Reform Into Passage] Reference
Then the night before the slide, engineers almost prophetically warned four families it wasn't safe to sleep at home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2007] Reference
"There is little doubt that in time it will be classed as one of the great banks of the world," he added prophetically. From Wordnik.com. [Ellen Brown: Escaping the Sovereign Debt Trap: The Remarkable Model of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia] Reference
For before the law, Abraham and the other patriarchs were prophetically taught things pertinent to faith in the Godhead. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
As such, and as Alvina has so prophetically warned during my first couple of weeks in this place, people talk and gossip. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
HIV/AIDS still darkens the path to that bridge that crosses into the 21st century to which you have prophetically led us. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President In Hiv Aids Council Meeting] Reference
As Emerson so prophetically said in his lecture on the American scholar: "It is for you to know all; it is for you to dare all.". From Wordnik.com. [Lauren Bailey: Sheepskin and the Herd: Why Passive Student Consumption of Higher Ed Is Destroying Critical Thought] Reference
The Duke of Richmond prophetically declared, "The colonies themselves, after our example, will apply to strangers for assistance.". From Wordnik.com. [The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884] Reference
The priest's eyes rolled prophetically, and Corelli said placatingly, 'Quite so, quite so,' despite not having understood any of it. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]
At the time, a reader wrote prophetically to the Wall Street Journal, criticizing its tendency "to emphasize the positive," warning. From Wordnik.com. [Danny Schechter: Happy Anniversary As Economic Collapse Turns Three] Reference
It was a narrow, ill-lighted, unventilated apartment, bitter with the after-taste of taxes, prophetically flavorous of taxes yet to be. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 80, June, 1864] Reference
He was advertised to repeat the feat in a few days, or, as he prophetically announced it his "last jump," meaning his last jump that season. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 562, Saturday, August 18, 1832.] Reference
Wellington, when he started the campaign, had turned at the border of Portugal, raised his hat, and prophetically said goodbye to a country. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Honour]
He prophetically described a future in which our children are judged "not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.". From Wordnik.com. [Proclamation On Martin Luther King Jr Holiday] Reference
It was Tagore who prophetically chose the name Amartya -- or "immortal" -- for the only other Bengali who would go on to win the Nobel Prize. From Wordnik.com. [Winning Argument] Reference
And we have to make sure that we're speaking prophetically to the issues of faith and challenging both sides and holding both sides accountable. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 26, 2008] Reference
Now the principle of those things that are prophetically manifested by the Divine light is the first truth, which the prophets do not see in itself. From Wordnik.com. [Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province] Reference
And just the other day, I read where a scientist -- here I ` ve come to the conclusion that the world cannot last, prophetically, more than 25 to 50 years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2007] Reference
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