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Prophet

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Noun

1. oracle, prophesier, prophet, seer, vaticinator

an authoritative person who divines the future

2. prophet

someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Prophet

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noun
1. 
a person who supposedly speaks by divine inspiration, esp one through whom a divinity expresses his or her will
▶ Related adjective: vatic
2. 
a person who predicts the future
a prophet of doom
3. 
a spokesman for a movement, doctrine, etc
4. Christian Science
a. 
a seer in spiritual matters
b. 
the vanishing of material sense to give way to the conscious facts of spiritual truth
noun
the Prophet
1. 
the principal designation of Mohammed as the founder of Islam
2. 
a name for Joseph Smith as founder of the Mormon Church

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Prophet

see synonyms of prophet
noun
1. 
a person who speaks for God or a god, or as though under divine guidance
2. 
a religious teacher or leader regarded as, or claiming to be, divinely inspired
3. 
a spokesman for some cause, group, movement, etc.
4. 
a person who predicts future events in any way

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Prophet

see synonyms of prophet
n.
1.
a. A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.
b. One of the highest-ranking leaders of the Mormon church, considered by the faithful to be divinely inspired, and responsible for establishing and revising doctrine.
2. A person gifted with profound moral insight and exceptional powers of expression.
3. A predictor; a soothsayer.
4. The chief spokesperson of a movement or cause.
5.
a. Prophets (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The second of the three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures, comprising the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve. Used with the. See Table at Bible.
b. Prophet One of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially one believed to be the author of one of these books. Used with the.
6. Prophet Islam Muhammad. Used with the.

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