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By the time you finish reading this definition, you will understand what a prophet is. How do I know? Perhaps I am a prophet, someone who can predict the future. Or maybe it’s just a guess.

The future is a foggy mystery, but a prophet sees beyond that fog to speak about what’s to come. A fortune teller is a prophet, and so is a savvy computer designer who knows how technology will change in ten years. Prophet comes from the Greek word for “spokesman,” which explains another definition of prophet: someone who speaks on behalf of God. Prophet is pronounced the same as profit, and some prophets use their talents to earn lots of profit.

DEFINITIONS OF: prophet

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

Examples:: show 24 examples...; hide 24 examples...; Amos
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet; Daniel
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC); Elijah
a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC); Ezechiel
a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC; Habakkuk
a Hebrew minor prophet; Aggeus
a Hebrew minor prophet; Hosea
a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC); Isaiah
(Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC); Jeremiah
(Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC); Jesus of Nazareth
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29); Joel
a Hebrew minor prophet; Jonah
(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land; Malachias
a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC; Manes
a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276); Micheas
a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC); Mohammad
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632); Mormon
the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; Moses
(Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai; Nahum
a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC; Obadiah
a Hebrew minor prophet; Samuel
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king; Zacharias
a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC; Sophonias
a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC; Zarathustra
Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)

Type of:: religious person
a person who manifests devotion to a deity

n an authoritative person who divines the future

Synonyms:: oracle, prophesier, seer, vaticinator

Examples:: Cassandra
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed

Types:: augur, auspex
(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy; prophetess
a woman prophet; sibyl
(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

Type of:: diviner
someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers

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