counterprophecy

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noun

A prophecy predicting the opposite of another prophecy.

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Meanings

nouncounterprophecy (plural counterprophecies)

plural counterprophecies

  1. A prophecy predicting the opposite of another prophecy.

    Although she tends not to be a dance actor of spontaneity, she was suddenly vivid in her mime reply to Carabosse and her calm counterprophecy, judiciously timed.

    2008 June 18, Alastair Macaulay, “Ballet Theater’s Revised ‘Beauty’ Spotlights a Very Busy Prince”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + prophecy.

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APA

counterprophecy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprophecy

MLA

“counterprophecy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprophecy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterprophecy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterprophecy.

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