prophet

C1 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/ UK /ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/ See IPA manual

Homophones

profit /ˈpɹɑfɪt/

Freq #6799

Meanings

1

noun
A person believed to speak on behalf of God and deliver religious messages

Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
2

noun
A person who predicts what will happen in the future

Critics called him a prophet of doom for warning of the crash years earlier.

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2 noun · a person who predicts what... oracle

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Forms prophets

Derived forms antiprophetcole-prophetpiss-prophetprophecyprophesiseprophesizeprophesypropheteeringprophetessprophethoodpropheticpropheticide

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.

*per- Proto-Indo-European prophete Middle English prophēta Latin προφήτης Ancient Greek

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# prophet

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 6799

## Meanings
1. A person believed to speak on behalf of God and deliver religious messages
2. A person who predicts what will happen in the future

## Examples
- Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
- Critics called him a prophet of doom for warning of the crash years earlier.

## Derived Forms
- antiprophet
- cole-prophet
- piss-prophet
- prophecy
- prophesise
- prophesize
- prophesy
- propheteering
- prophetess
- prophethood
- prophetic
- propheticide

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *per-
- Root: prophete
- Root: prophēta
- Root: προφήτης

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Prophet is 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. In present-day use, it can mean a person believed to speak on behalf of God and deliver religious messages, or a person who predicts what will happen in the future. Derived formations include antiprophet, cole-prophet, piss-prophet, prophecy, and prophesise.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief

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