Thesaurus: prophet

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1. n. One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.
2. n. One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.
3. n. An interpreter; a spokesman.
4. n. A mantis.
5. n. an authoritative person who divines the future
6. n. someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God
7. 1. One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller. 2. One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc. 3. An interpreter; a spokesman. [R.] Ex. vii. 1. 4. (Zoöl.) A mantis. School of the prophets (Anc. Jewish Hist.), a school or college in which young men were educated and trained for public teachers or members of the prophetic order. These students were called sons of the prophets.
8. A mantis. School of the prophets (Anc. Jewish Hist.), a schoolor college in which young men were educated and trained for publicteachers or members of the prophetic order. These students werecalled sons of the prophets.
9. n:100 n. an authoritative person who divines the future n. someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God