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prophecy.noun
inflected
form(s).plural.prophecies
an inspired utterance of a prophet; a prediction
of something to come
prophesy,
prophesied,
prophesying,
prophesies.transitive
verbs
to reveal by divine inspiration; to predict with
certainty by divine inspiration (prophesied the coming war); foretell;
foreshow
intransitive
verb use.to reveal the will or message
of God; to predict the future as if by divine inspiration; to speak as
a prophet
prophesier.noun
prophetic also
prophetical.adjective
of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet
or prophecy (prophetic books); foretelling events
as if by divine inspiration
(casual words that proved prophetic)
prophetically.adverb
propheticalness.noun
provoke, provokes,
provoked,
provoking.transitive
verbs
to arouse
to a feeling or action
provocation.noun
the act of provoking or inciting;
something that provokes
provocative.adjective
tending to
provoke.(her
dress aroused both interest and jealously depending on the sexual identity
of those seeing it)
provocative.noun
provocatively.adverb
provocativeness.noun
prudence.noun
the ability to govern and discipline oneself by
the use of reason;
sagacity or
shrewdness
in the management of affairs; skill and good judgment in the use of resources;
caution or
circumspection
as to danger or risk
prudent.adjective
wise in handling practical
matters; characterized by,
arising from, or showing prudence; careful in regard
to one's own interests; provident;
careful about one's conduct; circumspect;
exercising good judgment or common sense; marked by wisdom or judiciousness;
sensible; shrewd in the management
of practical affairs; marked by circumspection;
discreet;
provident;
frugal;
wise
prudently.adverb
purgative.adjective
purging
or tending to purge
purgative as a.noun
a purging medicine; cathartic
purvey, purveys.transitive
verbs
inflected form(s).purveyed,
purveying
peddle; to advertise or circulate; to supply (as
provisions) usually as a matter of business
purveyor.noun
one that purveys; victualler; caterer
purveyance.noun
peculiar.adjective
characteristic
of only one person, group, or thing; distinctive;
different from the usual or normal; special; particular;
curious;
strange;
odd;
eccentric
peculiarly.adverb
peculiarity.noun,.plural.peculiarities
the quality
or state of being peculiar; a notable
or distinctive feature or characteristic; an eccentricity; an idiosyncrasy.
peculiar applies
to qualities possessed only by a particular individual or class or kind
and stresses rarity or uniqueness.(an
eccentricity that is peculiar to the British)
pedophilia.noun
sexual perversion in which children are the preferred
sexual object
pedophiliac.or.pedophilic.adjective
pederasty.noun
sex as practiced by a man with a boy
phenomenon.noun,.plural.phenomena
inflected form(s).plural.phenomena.or.phenomenons
an observable fact or event generally beyond rational
belief, brought about through contact with the sustaining soul of the universe
(invisible support of all we see and know of)
plural.phenomenons
an exceptional, unusual, or abnormal person, thing, or occurrence
phenomena.noun
inflected form(s).plural.phenomenas
phenomenalistic.adjective
phenomenalistically.adverb
phenomenalist.noun
phenomenal.noun
of, relating to, or constituting
phenomena
or a phenomenon; extraordinary; outstanding (phenomenal achievements include
walking on water and levitating)
phenomenally.adverb
phenomenalism.noun
Philosophy -
the doctrine, set forth by David Hume and his successors, that percepts
and concepts actually present in
the mind constitute the sole
object of knowledge, with the objects of perception themselves, their origin
outside the mind, or the nature of the mind itself remaining forever beyond
inquiry - Hume had no idea of quantum reality which includes the soul
piety.noun
inflected form(s).plural.pieties
the quality or state of being pious;
fidelity to natural obligations (as to parents); dutifulness in religion;
devoutness; an act inspired by piety; a conventional belief or standard;
orthodoxy
pious.adjective
marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion
to divine worship; sacred or devotional as distinct from the profane or
secular; religious; devout; professing or exhibiting a strict, traditional
sense of virtue and morality; high-minded; commendable; worthy (a pious
effort)
piousness.noun
piously.adverb
predispose, predisposed,
predisposing, predisposes.transitive
verbs
to dispose
in advance (a good teacher predisposes children to learn); to make susceptible-(malnutrition
predisposes one to disease; susceptible to angry outbursts)
intransitive verb senses.to
bring about
susceptibility
predisposition.noun
the state of being predisposed;
tendency,
inclination,
or susceptibility
prerequisite.noun-and.adjective
something that is necessary to an end or to the
carrying out of a function
compare-requisite
perquisite.noun
a payment or profit received in addition to a
regular wage or salary, especially a benefit expected as one's due; the
right; a tip; a gratuity; something claimed as an exclusive right (politics
was the perquisite of the upper class)
presume,
presumed,
presuming,
presumes.transitive verbs
to take for granted as being true in the absence
of proof to the contrary;
to take upon oneself without permission or authority; appear to prove
presumedly.adverb
presumer.noun
presumable.adjective
that can be presumed or
taken for granted; reasonable as a supposition.(presumable
causes of the economic downturn)
presumably.adverb
presumptive.adjective
based on probability; reasonable ground for belief
presumption.noun
the act of presuming; overstepping
of proper bounds; taking something for granted; the inference
that one fact exists based upon the proved existence of other facts
presumptuous.adjective
taking too much for granted; going beyond what
is right or proper; excessively forward; showing
arrogance;
taking liberties; assumptive
presumptuously.adjective
presumptuousness.noun
presuppose, presupposed,
presupposing,
presupposes.transitive
verbs...
to imply
as a preceding condition; to believe
or suppose in advance; to require or involve necessarily as an antecedent
condition;, to take for granted; to believe or suppose in advance; presume
presupposition, presupposition.nouns
presuppositional.adjective
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