prophetnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈprɒf.ɪt/us/ˈprɑː.fɪt/a person who is believed to have a special power that allows them to say what a god wishes to tell people, especially about things that will happen in the future:
an Old Testament prophet
Let us hear the words of the prophet Isaiah on the coming of the Prince of Peace.
a person who supports a new system of beliefs and principles:
Rousseau, that great prophet of the modern age
the Prophet
Mohammed, the man who made Islam known to the world through the Koran
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
People who make predictions
- clairvoyant
- forecaster
- fortune teller
- harbinger
- palmist
- prophetess
- psychic
- seer
- sibyl
- soothsayer
- visionary
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Supporters, members & defenders
Islam
Idiom(s)
prophet of doom