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prophet (oh)



[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: prophete, from Latin, from Greek prophetes, from phanai 'to speak']
a man who people in the Christian, Jewish, or Muslim religion believe has been sent by God to lead them and teach them their religion
::the prophet Elijah
the Prophet
Muhammad, who began the Muslim religion
::followers of the Prophet
the Prophets
the Jewish holy men whose writings form part of the Old Testament (=first part of the Bible) , or the writings themselves
someone who claims that they know what will happen in the future
prophet of doom/disaster
(=someone who says that bad things will happen)
false prophet
(=someone whose claims about the future are not true)
someone who introduces and spreads a new idea
prophet of
::Gandhi was the prophet of non-violent protest.