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Prophet

//ˈpɹɑ.fɪt// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets. Judaism
  2. 2
    Jesus. with-definite-article
  3. 3
    Muhammad. with-definite-article

    "He would sit crouched up in a corner of the cave all day long, calling upon Allah and the Prophet to protect him."

  4. 4
    A surname
Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

    "Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind."

  2. 2
    an authoritative person who divines the future wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
  4. 4
    someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “I tell”). Displaced native Old English wītga.

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