[proph.et] n [ME prophete, fr. OF, fr. L propheta, fr. Gk prophetes, fr. pro for + phanai to speak--more at for, ban] (12c) 1: one who utters divinely inspired revelations; specif, often cap: the writer of one of the prophetic books of the Old Testament
2: one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight; esp: an inspired poet
3: one who foretells future events: predictor
4: an effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine, or group
5. Christian Science a: a spiritual seer b: disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual Truth -- proph.et.hood n