prophet
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[edit] Etymology
Old English propheta, from Latin propheta (later reinforced in English by Anglo-Norman prophete), from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophētēs) "one who speaks for a god" < πρό (pro) "before" + φήμι (phēmi) "I tell"
[edit] Pronunciation
- prŏf'it, /ˈprɒfɪt/, /"prQf@t/
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- Homophones: profit
[edit] Noun
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prophet (plural prophets)
- Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
- Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
[edit] Derived terms
- prophecy n
- prophesise, prophesize nonstandard
- prophesy v
- prophetess n
[edit] Translations
one who speaks by divine inspiration
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one who foretells the future
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