Definitions

prophet

[prof-it] / ˈprɒf ɪt /

NOUN

person, thing that predicts future

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prognosticator seer witch

STRONG

astrologer augur auspex bard clairvoyant diviner druid forecaster fortuneteller magus medium meteorologist oracle palmist predictor prophesier reader sibyl soothsayer sorcerer wizard

WEAK

evocator haruspex horoscopist ovate seeress tea-leaf reader

Example Sentences

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Uncle! you know my heart is far away— PROPHET.

From Tecumseh : a Drama by Mair, Charles

He knows Why Nature varies in her handiwork, Moulding one man from snow, the next from fire— PROPHET.

From Tecumseh : a Drama by Mair, Charles

What is to him the truth must likewise be sung, and he utters the note of affirmation; this in his greatest poem,— THE PROPHET.

From Lectures on Russian Literature Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenef, Tolstoy by Panin, Ivan

O PROPHET, when ye divorce women, put them away at their appointed term; and compute the term exactly: and fear GOD, your LORD.

From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by Sale, George

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