prophet

noun

Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

(Islam, with "the") Muhammad.

(Christianity, with "the") Jesus.

(Christianity, Judaism) Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets.

A surname

Roots

propro- · Latin · forth, forward phemi-phet · Greek · speak

Synonyms for prophet

prophesiern prophetessn seern oraclen seeress soothsayern foretellerv divinern prognosticatorn pythonessn

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