prophet

proph·et  (prft)

n.

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

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.

5.

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.

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[Middle English prophete, from Old French, from Latin prophta, from Greek prophts : pro-, before; see pro-² + -phts, speaker (from phanai, to speak; see bh-² in Indo-European roots).]

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prophet·hood n.

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prophet [ˈprɒfɪt]

n

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) a person who supposedly speaks by divine inspiration, esp one through whom a divinity expresses his will Related adj vatic

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

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

prophetess  fem n

prophet-like  adj

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Prophet [ˈprɒfɪt]

n

the

1. (Non-Christian Religions / 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

Thesaurus

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

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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

Translations

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

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

prophet

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

prophet [ˈprɒfɪt] n → profeta m