prophet

Noun
  1. An authoritative person who divines the future (synset 110503115)
    is a type of: diviner - someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
    subtypes:
    • augur, auspex - (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
    • prophetess - a woman prophet
    • sibyl - (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet
    same as: oracle, prophesier, seer, vaticinator
  2. Someone who speaks by divine inspiration;
    Someone who is an interpreter of the will of God (synset 110503475)
    is a type of: religious person - a person who manifests devotion to a deity
    specific instances:
    • amos - a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
    • daniel - (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
    • elijah - a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
    • ezechiel, ezekiel - a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC
    • habakkuk - a Hebrew minor prophet
    • aggeus, haggai - a Hebrew minor prophet
    • hosea - a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
    • isaiah - (Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC)
    • jeremiah - (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
    • christ, deliverer, good shepherd, jesus, jesus christ, jesus of nazareth, redeemer, savior, saviour, the nazarene - a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
    • joel - a Hebrew minor prophet
    • jonah - (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land
    • malachi, malachias - a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC
    • manes - a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276)
    • micah, micheas - a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
    • mahomet, mahound, mohammad, mohammed, muhammad - the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
    • mormon - the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    • moses - (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai
    • nahum - a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC
    • abdias, obadiah - a Hebrew minor prophet
    • samuel - (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
    • zacharias, zechariah - a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
    • sophonias, zephaniah - a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC
    • zarathustra, zoroaster - Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC)

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