prophet: Meaning and Definition of

proph•et

1. a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
2. (in the Old Testament) Moses was the greatest of Old Testament prophets.
1. a person chosen to speak for God and to guide the people of Israel:Moses was the greatest of Old Testament prophets.
2. (often cap.) one of the Major or Minor Prophets.
3. one of a band of ecstatic visionaries claiming divine inspiration and, according to popular belief, possessing magical powers.
4. a person who practices divination.
3. one of a class of persons in the early church, next in order after the apostles, recognized as inspired to utter special revelations and predictions. 1 Cor. 12:28.
4. Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
5. a person regarded as, or claiming to be, an inspired teacher or leader.
6. a person who foretells or predicts what is to come: a weather prophet; prophets of doom.
7. a spokesperson of some doctrine, cause, or movement.