Prophetic Language

verb to predict or forecast future events

• The ancient oracle was believed to foretell the future with great accuracy.
• I have a feeling that my mom can foretell when I'm about to do something mischievous.
• My friend thinks he can foretell the outcome of every game, but he's just guessing.
• The dark clouds foretell a storm approaching.

noun A person who predicts or warns of disaster or misfortune

preposition A word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• The economist was often dismissed as a prophet of doom for his pessimistic forecasts.
• Don't listen to him, he's just a prophet of doom always predicting the worst.
• That guy is such a buzzkill, always acting like a prophet of doom.
• Her constant negativity earned her the reputation of being a prophet of doom among her friends.