English Online Dictionary. What means prophet? What does prophet mean?
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Etymology
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, “I tell”). Displaced native Old English wītga.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: prŏf'it, IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/
- (US) enPR: prŏ'fit, IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/
- Homophone: profit
Noun
prophet (plural prophets)
- Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
- Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
Derived terms
Translations
Middle English
Noun
prophet
- Alternative form of prophete