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prophet

prophet

333 6.3
A person who says they receive messages from God and tells others
  • noun
  • /ˈprɒfɪt/
: profeta
  • Moses was a prophet, and beloved of God.
  • prophets and teachers
  • prophet and leader
  • sayings of the prophet

So I'm, I don't claim to be a prophet or a king or a preacher.

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Examples

  • You embrace the faith of the great prophet of God.

  • I reverence God, his prophet and the Quran.

  • And finally, God even told the prophet why he should do those things.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Another quote of the prophet was if you see evil, stop it.

  • He's a prophet of God.

  • When he got to India, they hailed him as a prophet.

  • They live in the mountains and follow the word of their prophet.

  • I wish I could say I'm getting used to being a prophet of God, but I'm still not quite sure I have a handle on it.

  • For the Slave South, Calhoun became a prophet of unrivaled authority.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Many people consider him a prophet who speaks for God and guides their faith.

Synonyms

prophetess
vsprophet
5 8.7

A woman who says a god tells her about the future

is the gender-neutral term for the same inspired speaker
revelator
vsprophet
2 9.9

A person who receives messages from a god or spirit and shares them with others

emphasizes proclaiming or teaching divine will rather than only reporting visions
divine messenger
vsprophet
  • Literature
1 9.2

A being sent by God or a god to give messages to people

is a human inspired teacher who proclaims divine will rather than an otherworldly being

Compounds

prophet of doom
  • Informal
1 8.0

A person who always says bad things will happen

1 9.9

An armed Islamic group in Nigeria that attacks people and causes violence

1 8.7

An Old Testament book that tells Daniel's visions and stories in the king's court

How Credible

oracle
  • Literature
47 8.9
prophet
333 6.3
seer
22 8.0

Surface Forms

prophet singular
prophets plural

Etymology

Prophet comes from parts pro- 'before' and a root meaning 'to speak'. A prophet was first someone who 'spoke for' God or gave his message, which is why today the word means a person seen as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of God's will.