prophet

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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", from πρό (pro) "before" + φημί (phēmi) "I tell"

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prophet (plural prophets)

  1. Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
  2. Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

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