prophet

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

   Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.

2. 2
   name

   Muhammad.

   He would sit crouched up in a corner of the cave all day long, calling upon Allah and the Prophet to protect him.

3. 3
   noun

   an authoritative person who divines the future

4. 4
   noun

   someone who speaks by divine inspiration

5. 5
   noun

   Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

6. 6
   name

   Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets.

7. 7
   name

   Jesus.

8. 8
   name

   A surname

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, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītga.