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prophet definition

prophet (präf′it)

noun

  1. a person who speaks for God or a god, or as though under divine guidance
  2. a religious teacher or leader regarded as, or claiming to be, divinely inspired
  3. a spokesman for some cause, group, movement, etc.
  4. a person who predicts future events in any way

Etymology: ME prophete < OFr < LL propheta, soothsayer, in LL(Ec), prophet < Gr prophētēs, interpreter of a god's will (in LXX, a Hebrew prophet; in N.T., an inspired preacher) < pro-, before + phanai, to speak: see ban

prophet Idioms

the Prophet

  1. among Muslims, Mohammed
  2. ☆ among Mormons, Joseph Smith

the Prophets

  1. one of the three major divisions of the Jewish Holy Scriptures, following the Pentateuch and preceding the Hagiographa
  2. the authors or subjects of the prophetic books in this division, including Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, etc.

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prophet Synonyms

prophet

n.

seer, seeress*, oracle*, soothsayer*, clairvoyant*, wizard*, augur*, sibyl*, sorcerer*, sorceress*, predictor, forecaster, prognosticator, diviner*, haruspex*, evocator*, medium*, witch*, palmist*, fortuneteller*, palmist*, tea-leaf reader, reader of the future, weather forecaster, meteorologist, ovate*, bard*, druid*, vates sacer (Latin), magus*, astrologer*, horoscopist.


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prophet Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • foretell: Baha Allah believed himself to be the prophet foretold by Sayid Ali Muhammad Shirazi, the founder of the Babi movement.

Converse of subject

  • foretell: He tells the story of Jesus; the one foretold by the prophets.

Adjective modifier

  • false: Verse 1: many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Noun used with modifier

  • testament: Jesus is the secret that the Old Testament prophets like Isaiah had been telling all people about.

Preposition: without

  • honor: A few suggest that Glasgow had turned against him, that he was a prophet without honor in his own land.

Preposition: of

  • doom: I have been accused of being a false prophet of doom.

Preposition: with

  • sword: Ahab told Jez'ebel all that Eli'jah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
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prophet quotes

If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder† Thou shalt not hearken.

-Bible (Old Testament)

Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

-Bible (Old Testament)

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John,What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

-Bible (NewTestament)

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