Main Entry:: proph·et
Pronunciation:: \ˈprä-fət\
Function:: 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 aoften capitalized : the writer of one of the prophetic books of the Bible bcapitalized : one regarded by a group of followers as the final authoritative revealer of God's will <Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah> 2: one gifted with more than ordinary spiritual and moral insight ; especially : an inspired poet3: one who foretells future events : predictor4: an effective or leading spokesman for a cause, doctrine, or group5Christian Science a: a spiritual seer b: disappearance of material sense before the conscious facts of spiritual Truth

— proph·et·hood

\-ˌhu̇d\ noun

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