prophet
nounUK /ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/ · US /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/
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, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītga.
1
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
- Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
2
Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
- Derived terms
25 terms
antiprophet, a prophet has no honor in his own country, a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, cole-prophet, major prophet, minor prophet, piss-prophet, prophecy, prophesise, prophesize, prophesy, propheteering, prophetess, prophethood, prophetic, propheticide, prophetism, prophetization, prophetless, prophetlike, prophetocracy, prophet of doom, prophetship, pseudoprophet, weather-prophet