prophet
English Thesaurus
1. an authoritative person who divines the future (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | diviner, |
| definition | : | someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | augur, auspex, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | prophetess, |
| definition | : | a woman prophet (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sibyl, |
| definition | : | (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet (noun.person) |
2. someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | religious person, |
| definition | : | a person who manifests devotion to a deity (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | amos, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | daniel, |
| definition | : | (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) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | elijah, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ezechiel, ezekiel, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | habakkuk, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew minor prophet (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | aggeus, haggai, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew minor prophet (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | hosea, |
| definition | : | a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | isaiah, |
| definition | : | (Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | jeremiah, |
| definition | : | (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | christ, deliverer, good shepherd, jesus, jesus christ, jesus of nazareth, redeemer, savior, saviour, the nazarene, |
| definition | : | 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) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | joel, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew minor prophet (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | jonah, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | malachi, malachias, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | manes, |
| definition | : | a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | micah, micheas, |
| definition | : | a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | mormon, |
| definition | : | the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | moses, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | nahum, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | abdias, obadiah, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew minor prophet (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | samuel, |
| definition | : | (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | zacharias, zechariah, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | sophonias, zephaniah, |
| definition | : | a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | zarathustra, zoroaster, |
| definition | : | Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC) (noun.person) |
3. an authoritative person who divines the future (noun.person)
| derivation | : | vaticinate, |
| definition | : | foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | prophesy, vaticinate, |
| definition | : | predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | enigmatic, oracular, |
| definition | : | resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | vaticinate, |
| definition | : | foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | prophesy, vaticinate, |
| definition | : | predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | enigmatic, oracular, |
| definition | : | resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought (adj.all) |
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