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ˈprɒf ɪtsprophets

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Prophets, Nebiimnoun

    the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures

Wiktionary

  1. Prophetsnoun

    a division of the Old Testament, comprising the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve

Wikipedia

  1. prophets

    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.

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  1. prophets

    Prophets are individuals who are believed to have been contacted or chosen by a divine entity in various religions, for the purpose of delivering messages or teachings from the deity to other people. These messages might be about future events, moral guidelines, doctrines or rites. Prophets are often regarded as important religious figures due to their role as intermediaries between the divine and humanity.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Prophets

    . See Priests, Hebrew Prophecy.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. prophets

    The advance couriers of Time.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of prophets in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of prophets in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of prophets in a Sentence

  1. Ron Dart:

    The objective of false prophets and teachers of whatever stripe is...the influence and control of the minds of men.

  2. Socrates:

    I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

  3. Arshad Mehmood:

    I can sacrifice all my five sons to protect the Prophets honor.

  4. Umberto Eco:

    Fear prophets and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them.

  5. John Boehner:

    The Bible says beware of false prophets. And there are people out there, you know, spreading noise about how much can get done. I mean this whole notion that we're going to shut down the government to get rid of Obamacare in 2013 -- this plan never had a chance, but over the course of the August recess in 2013 and in September, a lot of my Republican colleagues who knew this was a fool's errand -- really, they were getting all this pressure from home to do this.

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