prophetical

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His ephemeral work — anti-normality, anti-materialist, anti-classist — had assumed an exhortative, prophetical tone.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2019

To be a patriarch, one need not retire into prophetical obscurity.

From Time Magazine Archive

When I think of Iona I think often, too, of a prophecy once connected with Iona; though perhaps current no more in a day when prophetical hopes are fallen dumb and blind.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona

It contains prophetical passages from the Old Testament relating to the person and work of Christ, accompanied by explanatory notes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

But it will be affirmed that Jacob's assertion was prophetical, that he foresaw the time when Judah would have the kingly power among his brethren, which did not occur till the time of David.

From The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules by Lisle, Lionel