prophet
substantivocorrente nos diálogos
- Reino Unido//ˈpɹɒf.ɪt//
- Estados Unidos//ˈpɹɑ.fɪt//
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
substantivo
- 1
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
- 2
Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
Etimologia
From Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”). Displaced native Old English wītga.
Formas
- plural
- prophets