David Garrow

President Obama's achievements and failures must be evaluated by comparison to those chief executives who have come before him and not be measured against the prophetically moral voice of Martin Luther King Jr.

American Historian

Ken Baumann

I don't eat fast food often, but I love tacos. I could write prophetically about how perfect the taco is.

American Actor

Jens Lekman

A lot of my songs are written prophetically: I write something, and then I make it happen.

Swedish Musician

Use 'prophetically' when someone predicts something accurately before it happens.

Future Predictions

'Prophetically' often implies a serious or important message about the future.

Serious Tone

Although 'prophetically' suggests accurate prediction, the fulfillment of the prediction isn't guaranteed.

Not Always True

 He said, prophetically "We're going to have to redefine what it means to be human." We had precious little left until September 10th except, we deliberately disposed of our dead and whatever that means. And should this hypothesis hold true