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Taxonomy vs Prophesy - What's the difference?

taxonomy | prophesy |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb prophesy is

to speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    prophesy

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.
  • To predict, to foretell.
  • * Bible, 1 Kings xxii. 8
  • He doth not prophesy good concerning me.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Then I perceive that will be verified / Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy .
  • * 1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 745:
  • ‘It has been prophesied more than once that he will find it.’
  • To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Methought thy very gait did prophesy / A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee.
  • (Christianity) To speak out on the Bible as an expression of holy inspiration; to preach.