Prophecy & Language

The word for when foretellings come true

Jun 25, 2018

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What do you see in the crystal ball? — Crystal balls are a common feature of fortune telling and prophecy.

It started with a question: what is the word for when a prophecy comes true?

I went to three sources of information in my search, because I lack the background to really dig into it on my own. I asked a professor of linguistics, a professor of philosophy (my college advisor Kate Norlock, …

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