English > prophet: 2 senses > noun 2, person | Meaning | someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God. |
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| Instances | Amos | A Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet |
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| Daniel | (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC) |
| Elijah | A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols |
| Ezekiel, Ezechiel | A Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC |
| Habakkuk | A Hebrew minor prophet |
| Haggai, Aggeus | A Hebrew minor prophet |
| Hosea | A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) |
| Isaiah | (Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC) |
| Jeremiah | (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC) |
| Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, the Nazarene, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer, Deliverer | A teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth |
| Joel | A Hebrew minor prophet |
| Jonah | (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship |
| Malachi, Malachias | A Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC |
| Manes | A Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276) |
| Micah, Micheas | A minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) |
| Mohammed, Mohammad, Muhammad, Mahomet, Mahound | The Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632) |
| Mormon | The ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |
| Moses | (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites / Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus |
| Nahum | A Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC |
| Obadiah, Abdias | A Hebrew minor prophet |
| Samuel | (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king |
| Zechariah, Zacharias | A Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC |
| Zephaniah, Sophonias | A Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC |
| Zoroaster, Zarathustra | Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) |
| Broader | religious person | A person who manifests devotion to a deity |
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| Spanish | profeta, profetisa |
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| Catalan | profeta |
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| Adjectives | prophetic, prophetical | foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention |
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