prophet Hear it!

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.

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.

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.
  • depict: The central problem is that these cartoons depicted the prophet inviting people to terrorism and suicide bombing.
  • insult: It also shows them as hypocrites for allowing the show to insult one religions prophet, but not even show anothers.
  • send: He sent many prophets to tell of the coming messiah.
  • inspire: The voice from heaven confirmed the apostles ' interpretation of the inspired prophets.
  • kill: One generation kills the prophets; another builds their sepulchers.

Converse of subject

  • foretell: He tells the story of Jesus; the one foretold by the prophets.
  • speak: Those are smooth words, spoken by false prophets having itching ears.
  • draw: Blessed is He Whose Portrait was drawn by the prophets The twelve children of Jacob proclaim the apostles.

Adjective modifier

  • false: Verse 1: many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  • biblical: The nature of a biblical prophet is described in these vivid terms: " The Lord has spoken!
  • Hebrew: But Caiaphas is not like Tiresias, nor the sibyls, still less the Hebrew prophets or John the Baptist.
  • holy: He must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.
  • inspired: Inspired prophets such as those described by Giraldus were widely known throughout the pagan Graeco-Roman 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.