Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
PROPHECY
prophecy, prognostication, vaticination
(noun) knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
prophecy, divination
(noun) a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prophecy (countable and uncountable, plural prophecies)
A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.
The public interpretation of Scripture.
Verb
prophecy (third-person singular simple present prophecies, present participle prophecying, simple past and past participle prophecied)
(mostly, dated) Alternative form of prophesy
Source: Wiktionary
Proph"e*cy, n.; pl. Prophecies, Etym: [OE. prophecie, OF. profecie, F. prophétie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. , fr. Prophet.]
1. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling. He hearkens after prophecies and dreams. Shak. Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man. 2. Pet. i. 21.
2. (Script.)
Definition: A book of prophecies; a history; as, the prophecy of Ahijah. 2 Chron. ix. 29.
3. Public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation or instruction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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