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prophecy vs prevision

prevision vs prophecy

prophecy and prevision both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prophecy Yes No No No
prevision Yes No No No
As nouns, prevision is a hypernym of prophecy; that is, prevision is a word with a broader meaning than prophecy:
  • prophecy: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
  • prevision: the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Other hypernyms of prophecy include anticipation, prediction.
prophecy (noun) prevision (noun)
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source) the power to foresee the future
a prediction uttered under divine inspiration a prophetic vision (as in a dream)
seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
Difference between prophecy and prevision

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