prophecy vs fortune telling

prophecy and fortune telling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prophecy	Yes	No	No	No
fortune telling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fortune telling is a hyponym of prophecy; that is, fortune telling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prophecy:

prophecy: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
fortune telling: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means

Other hyponyms of prophecy include crystal gazing, divination, foretelling, soothsaying.

prophecy (noun)	fortune telling (noun)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)	the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

prophecy vs fortune telling

prophecy and fortune telling both are nouns.

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