prophet
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
Example
“Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.”
Other meanings
Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
Related words
- prophecy
- prophesise
- prophesize
- prophesy
- prophetess
Word history
From Ancient Greek "προφήτης" (one who speaks for a god).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “prophet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.