PROPHET


Meaning of PROPHET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-fət ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English prophete, from Anglo-French, from Latin propheta, from Greek prophētēs, from pro for + phanai to speak — more at for , ban

Date: 12th century

1. : one who utters divinely inspired revelations: as

a. often capitalized : the writer of one of the prophetic books of the Bible

b. capitalized : one regarded by a group of followers as the final authoritative revealer of God's will

Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah

2. : one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight ; especially : 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 -ˌhu̇d noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.