Definitions for Prophet
ˈprɒf ɪtprophet

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinatornoun

   an authoritative person who divines the future

2. prophetnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. prophetnoun

   Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

2. prophetnoun

   Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

3. Prophetnoun

   any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets

4. Prophetnoun

   Jesus

5. Prophetnoun

   Muhammad (used with The)

6. Etymology: propheta, from propheta (later reinforced in English by Anglo-Norman prophete), from (prophētēs) "one who speaks for a god", from (pro) "before" + (phēmi) "I tell"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PROPHETnoun

   Etymology: prophete, Fr. πϱοφήτης.

   1. One who tells future events; a predicter; a foreteller.

   Ev’ry flower
   Did as a prophet weep what it foresaw,
   In Hector’s wrath. William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida.

   Jesters oft prove prophets. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   O prophet of glad tidings! finisher
   Of utmost hope! John Milton.

   He lov’d so fast,
   As if he fear’d each day wou’d be her last;
   Too true a prophet to foresee the fate,
   That should so soon divide their happy state. Dryden.

   God, when he makes the prophet, does not unmake the man. John Locke.

   2. One of the sacred writers empowered by God to foretell futurity.

   His champions are the prophets and apostles. William Shakespeare.

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1. Prophet

   In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. Claims of prophethood have existed in many cultures and religions throughout history, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, ancient Greek religion, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Hinduism , and many others.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Prophetnoun

   one who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller

2. Prophetnoun

   one inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc

3. Prophetnoun

   an interpreter; a spokesman

4. Prophetnoun

   a mantis

5. Etymology: [F. prophte, L. propheta, fr. Gr. , literally, one who speaks for another, especially, one who speaks for a god an interprets his will to man, fr. to say beforehand; for, before + to say or speak. See Fame. ]

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1. Prophet

   In religion, a prophet is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and to speak for them, serving as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy. Claims of prophets have existed in many cultures through history, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, in Ancient Greece, Zoroaster, and many others. Traditionally, prophets are regarded as having a role in society that promotes change due to their messages and actions. The English word prophet comes from the Greek word προφήτης meaning advocate. In the late 20th century the appellation of prophet has been used to refer to individuals particularly successful at analysis in the field of economics, such as in the derogatory prophet of greed. Alternatively, social commentators who suggest escalating crisis are often called prophets of doom.

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1. Prophet

   prof′et, n. one who proclaims or interprets the will of God: one who announces things to come: one who predicts or foretells events: (B.) one inspired by God to warn and teach: (pl.) the writings of the prophets.—n.fem. Proph′etess.—ns. Proph′ethood, Proph′etship, quality, office of a prophet.—adjs. Prophet′ic, -al, pertaining to a prophet: containing prophecy: foreseeing or foretelling events.—adv. Prophet′ically.—n. Proph′etism.—Prophetic office, the office of a prophet.—Former prophets, Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings; Latter prophets, the prophets properly so called; Major prophets, the prophets whose books come before that of Hosea; Minor prophets, the prophets from Hosea to Malachi; School of the prophets, a school among the ancient Jews for training young men as teachers of the people; The prophets, one of the three divisions into which the ancient Jews divided their Scriptures—consisting of the former and the latter prophets (see above). [Fr.,—L. prophēta—Gr. prophētēs—pro, before, in behalf of, phē-mi, phanai, to speak.]

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1. PROPHET

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Prophet is ranked #15938 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Prophet surname appeared 1,823 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Prophet.
   
   52.3% or 955 total occurrences were Black.
   41% or 748 total occurrences were White.
   2.9% or 53 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 50 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.2% or 5 total occurrences were Asian.

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1. • Religious Person

How to pronounce Prophet?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Prophet in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Prophet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Prophet in a Sentence

1. Lincoln Chafee:

   There's no doubt that Sen. Warren's absolutely right about what's happening to the middle class, she's just been a prophet about this for a number of years.

2. Abdulaziz Sager:

   I don't think that will have a jeopardizing effect in terms of the economic or political relations because India is still an important country, it is an important relationship but Saudi Arabia is not going to accept any sort of insult to the Prophet or undermining of religious Islamic issues.

3. Sheikh Ashraf Saad:

   But we can't exonerate the West for its insulting of the prophet. I'm not justifying what happened, but these are causes, just as we condemn extremists, we must also condemn these freedoms that have reached the point of insulting the prophet.

4. Bruce Wells:

   My hunch on the Ditka quote is that it comes from a quirk of the King James translation, ancient Hebrew had a particular way of saying things like, 'and the next thing that happened was...' The King James translators of the Old Testament consistently rendered this as 'and it came to pass.' ''When phantom Bible passages turn dangerousPeople may get verses wrong, but they also mangle plenty of well-known biblical stories as well.Two examples: The scripture never says a whale swallowed Jonah, the Old Testament prophet, nor did any New Testament passages say that three wise men visited baby Jesus, scholars say.Those details may seem minor, but scholars say one popular phantom Bible story stands above the rest: The Genesis story about the fall of humanity.Most people know the popular version - Satan in the guise of a serpent tempts Eve to pick the forbidden apple from the Tree of Life. It's been downhill ever since.But the story in the book of Genesis never places Satan in the Garden of Eden.

5. David Thomas:

   The person who actually wrote it may well have known the Prophet Mohammad. He would have seen him probably, he would maybe have heard him preach. He may have known him personally.

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