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prophet

soothsayer; predictor: prophet of doom

Not to be confused with:

profit – gain; benefit; income from investments or property: The sale made a profit.

proph·et

(prŏf′ĭt)

a. A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.

b. One of the highest-ranking leaders of the Mormon church, considered by the faithful to be divinely inspired, and responsible for establishing and revising doctrine.

2. A person gifted with profound moral insight and exceptional powers of expression.

3. A predictor; a soothsayer.

4. The chief spokesperson of a movement or cause.

a. Prophets(used with a sing. or pl. verb) The second of the three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures, comprising the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve. Used with the. See Table at Bible.

b. Prophet One of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially one believed to be the author of one of these books. Used with the.

6. Prophet Islam Muhammad. Used with the.

[Middle English prophete, from Old French, from Latin prophēta, from Greek prophētēs : pro-, forth; see pro-² + -phētēs, speaker (from phanai, to speak; see bhā- in Indo-European roots).]

proph′et·hood′ n.

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prophet

(ˈprɒfɪt)

1. (Theology) a person who supposedly speaks by divine inspiration, esp one through whom a divinity expresses his will.

2. a person who predicts the future: a prophet of doom.

3. a spokesman for a movement, doctrine, etc

4. (Christian Churches, other) Christian Science

a. a seer in spiritual matters

b. the vanishing of material sense to give way to the conscious facts of spiritual truth

[C13: from Old French prophète, from Latin prophēta, from Greek prophētēs one who declares the divine will, from pro-² + phanai to speak]

ˈprophetess fem n

ˈprophet-ˌlike adj

Prophet

(ˈprɒfɪt)

1. (Islam) the principal designation of Mohammed as the founder of Islam

2. (Christian Churches, other) a name for Joseph Smith as founder of the Mormon Church

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proph•et

(ˈprɒf ɪt)

n.

1. a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.

2. (in the Old Testament)

a. a person chosen to speak for God and to guide the people of Israel.

b. (often cap.) one of the Major or Minor Prophets.

3. one of a class of persons in the early Christian church recognized as inspired to utter special revelations and predictions. 1 Cor. 12:28.

4. the Prophet, Muhammad, the founder of Islam.

5. a person regarded as, or claiming to be, an inspired teacher or leader.

6. a person who foretells the future.

7. a person who speaks for some doctrine, cause, or movement.

[1150–1200; Middle English prophete < Late Latin prophēta < Greek prophḗtēs=pro- pro-² + -phētēs speaker, derivative (with -tēs agent suffix) of phánai to speak]

prophet

Someone who brings a message from God to the people. They most frequently spoke of true worship of God, upright living, and the coming of the messiah.

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Noun	1.	prophet - an authoritative person who divines the future oracle, prophesier, vaticinator, seer augur, auspex - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers prophetess - a woman prophet sibyl - (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
	2.	prophet - someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity

prophet

prophetess

noun soothsayer, forecaster, diviner, oracle, seer, clairvoyant, augur, sibyl, prognosticator, prophesier Merlin, the legendary magician and prophet

prophet of doom pessimist, Cassandra, Jeremiah, doom merchant, doom-monger, doomster The prophets of doom were predicting that the glory days were over.

Related words
adjective vatic

Quotations
"A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country" Bible: St. Mark

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prophet

noun

A person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:

augur, auspex, diviner, foreteller, haruspex, prophesier, prophetess, seer, sibyl, soothsayer, vaticinator.

Translations

مُتَنَبِّئنَبي

prorokvěštecvěštkyně

profetspåmandsandsigerspåkvinde

Prophet Prophetin

προφήτης

profeta

پیغامبر

ennustajaprofeetta

prophète

איש האלוהיםמגד עתידותנביא

proročicaprorok

jóspróféta

nabi

spámaîur

profeta

profeet waarzegger waarzegster

profet spåkvinne

prorok

пророк предсказатель провидец прорицатель

prerok

пророк

peygamber resulserdar-ı ekremyalvaçAllah'ın elçisi

先知预言者

prophet

[ˈprɒfɪt] N → profeta m
a prophet of doom (fig) → un(a) catastrofista, un(a) agorero/a

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prophet

[ˈprɒfɪt] n → prophète m
prophet of doom → prophète de malheur

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prophet

n → Prophet(in) m(f); prophet of doom → Unheilsverkünder(in) m(f), → Unheilsprophet(in) m(f)

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prophet

[ˈprɒfɪt] n → profeta m

prophecy

(ˈprofəsi) – plural ˈprophecies – noun

1. the power of foretelling the future.

2. something that is foretold. He made many prophecies about the future.

ˈprophesy (-sai) verb

to foretell. He prophesied (that there would be) another war.

ˈprophet (-fit) – feminine ˈprophetess – noun

1. a person who (believes that he) is able to foretell the future.

2. a person who tells people what God wants, intends etc. the prophet Isaiah.

proˈphetic (-ˈfe-) adjective

proˈphetically adverb

prophecy is a noun: Her prophecy (not prophesy) came true.
prophesy is a verb: to prophesy (not prophecy) the future.

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The disciples of the prophet had since redoubled their efforts, and resisted, by words at least, the authority of Congress.

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"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil -- prophet still, if bird or devil!

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"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!--prophet still, if bird or devil!-- Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore, Desolate, yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted-- On this home by Horror haunted--tell me truly, I implore-- Is there--is there balm in Gilead?--tell me--tell me, I implore!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

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Kalon the Prophet was already erect, with argent garments and uplifted hands, and the sound of his strangely penetrating voice could be heard all the way down the busy street uttering his solar litany.

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The like of me go meddling around at the reception of a prophet? A mudsill like me trying to push in and help receive an awful grandee like Edward J.

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I have done some indiscreet things in my day, but this thing of playing myself for a prophet was the worst.

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Before him a great Prophet, to proclaim His coming, is sent harbinger, who all Invites, and in the consecrated stream Pretends to wash off sin, and fit them so Purified to receive him pure, or rather To do him honour as their King.

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"It was in virtue of his sincerity, of his speaking still in some sort from the heart of Nature, though in the current artificial dialect, that Johnson was a Prophet. .

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In this cavern, tradition says, Saul, the king, sat at midnight, and stared and trembled, while the earth shook, the thunders crashed among the hills, and out of the midst of fire and smoke the spirit of the dead prophet rose up and confronted him.

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"What did I tell about Kutuzov?" Prince Vasili now said with a prophet's pride.

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The very friend to whom you communicated your misgivings as to the Prophet and his mission, might be one of those who would come forth at night with fire and sword to exact a terrible reparation.

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CHORUS My liege, if any man sees eye to eye With our lord Phoebus, 'tis our prophet, lord Teiresias; he of all men best might guide A searcher of this matter to the light.