Meanings
comparative more prophetlike · superlative most prophetlike
- Resembling or characteristic of a prophet.
1 more example
Mr. Park, an unemployed 31-year-old who wrote about economic matters, gained an almost prophetlike status among many South Koreans after he correctly predicted the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the crash of the South Korean currency and the effects of the American subprime mortgage crisis on South Korea.
2009 April 21, Choe Sang-Hun, “South Korea Frees Blogger Who Angered Government”, in New York Times
Origin
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prophetlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prophetlike
“prophetlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prophetlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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