Definitions | Prophet |
| proper noun
- any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets
- Jesus
- Muhammad (used with The)
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| prophet |
| noun
- Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
- Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
Translations: - Dutch: profeet , waarzegger , waarzegster
- German: Prophet , Prophetin
Etymology: propheta, from propheta (later reinforced in English by Anglo-Norman prophete), from Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (prophÄtÄs) "one who speaks for a god" < (polytonic, ) (pro) "before" + (polytonic, ) (phÄmi) "I tell"
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