prophet
prop·het
noun
1.
an authoritative person who divines the future
2.
someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God
Origin
From Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītga.
Phrases
- a prophet has no honor in his own country
- a prophet is not without honor save in his own country
- major prophet
- minor prophet
- prophet of doom
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