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prophets

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
a person who is believed to have a special power that allows them to say what a god wishes to tell people, especially about things that will happen in the future:

Examples:

Let us hear the words of the prophet Isaiah on the coming of the Prince of Peace.
2
a person who supports a new system of beliefs and principles:

Examples:

Rousseau, that great prophet of the modern age
3
Mohammed, the man who made Islam known to the world through the Koran
4
a person who speaks for God or a god, or a person who tells what will happen in the future

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