prophet
31prophet — (= prophetess), noun the queen was disturbed by the prophet s interpretation of her dreams prophet of doom Syn: seer, soothsayer, fortune teller, clairvoyant, diviner; oracle, augur, sibyl …
32prophet — /ˈprɒfət / (say profuht) noun 1. someone who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration. 2. someone regarded as, or claiming to be, an inspired teacher or leader. 3. someone who foretells or predicts what is to come: a weather prophet. 4 …
33Prophet — der Prophet, en (Mittelstufe) jmd., der den Willen Gottes übermittelt, Weissager Beispiele: Er wurde zum Propheten berufen. König Salomon war ein großer Prophet …
34prophet — n. (fem. prophetess) 1 a teacher or interpreter of the supposed will of God, esp. any of the Old Testament or Hebrew prophets. 2 a a person who foretells events. b a person who advocates and speaks innovatively for a cause (a prophet of the new… …
35prophet — noun Etymology: Middle English prophete, from Anglo French, from Latin propheta, from Greek prophētēs, from pro for + phanai to speak more at for, ban Date: 12th century 1. one who utters divinely inspired revelations: as a. often capitalized the …
36Prophet — ↑ Prophetin Hellseher, Hellseherin, Mahner, Mahnerin, Rufer, Ruferin, Seher, Seherin, Wahrsager, Wahrsagerin, Warner, Warnerin, Weissager, Weissagerin; (geh.): Künder, Künderin; (bildungsspr.): Alarmist, Alarmistin; (nordd.): Spökenkieker,… …
37Prophet — Wer prophezeien will, braucht nur zurückzuschauen. «Karlheinz Deschner» Ein Prophet ist ein solcher Kranker, dem der gesunde, gute, wohltätige Sinn für die Selbsterhaltung, der Inbegriff aller bürgerlichen Tugenden, verlorengegangen ist. «Hermann …
38prophet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. oracle, soothsayer, prognosticator, sibyl; predictor, seer, diviner. See prediction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. seer, seeress*, oracle, soothsayer, clairvoyant, wizard, augur, sibyl, sorcerer, sorceress* …
39prophet — [12] A prophet is etymologically someone who ‘speaks for’ another. The word comes via Old French prophete and Latin prophēta from Greek prophétēs, a compound noun formed from the prefix pro ‘for’ and phētēs ‘speaker’ (a derivative of phánai… …
40prophet — noun 1》 an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God. ↘(the Prophet) (among Muslims) Muhammad. 2》 a person who predicts the future. ↘a person who advocates a new belief or theory. 3》 (the Prophets) (in Christian use) the prophetic …
