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prophet

prophet

307 6.3
A person who says they receive messages from God and tells others
  • noun
  • /ˈprɒfɪt/
translation icon : 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
1 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

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

9.9

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

How Credible

oracle
  • Literature
14 8.9
prophet
307 6.3
seer
23 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.