n.
- an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
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(the Prophet)
(among Muslims) Muhammad.
- a person who predicts the future.
▸a person who advocates a new belief or theory.
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(the Prophets)
(in Christian use) the prophetic writings of the Old Testament.
▸(in Jewish use) one of the three canonical divisions of the Hebrew Bible.
Derivative
- prophethood n.
- prophetism n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. prophete, via L. from Gk prophētēs ‘spokesman’, from pro ‘before’ + phētēs ‘speaker’ (from phēnai ‘speak’).
