单词 | prophet |
释义 | Word Frequency prophet(ˈprɒfɪt) noun 1. a person who supposedly speaks by divine inspiration, esp one through whom a divinity expresses his or her will ▶ Related adjective: vatic2. a person who predicts the future a prophet of doom 3. a spokesman for a movement, doctrine, etc 4. Christian Science a. a seer in spiritual matters b. the vanishing of material sense to give way to the conscious facts of spiritual truth Derived forms prophetess (ˈprophetess) feminine noun prophet-like (ˈprophet-ˌlike) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French prophète, from Latin prophēta, from Greek prophētēs one who declares the divine will, from pro-2 + phanai to speakWord Frequency Prophet(ˈprɒfɪt) noun the Prophet 1. the principal designation of Mohammed as the founder of Islam 2. a name for Joseph Smith as founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church), or any of his successors as head of the Church |
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