English noun: prophet |
1. | prophet (person) an authoritative person who divines the future |
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| Synonyms | oracle, prophesier, seer, vaticinator |
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| Broader (hypernym) | diviner |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | augur, auspex, prophetess, sibyl |
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2. | prophet (person) someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God |
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| Broader (hypernym) | religious person |
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| Instance hyponym | Abdias, Aggeus, Amos, Christ, Daniel, Deliverer, Elijah, Ezechiel, Ezekiel, Good Shepherd, Habakkuk, Haggai, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Joel, Jonah, Mahomet, Mahound, Malachi, Malachias, Manes, Micah, Micheas, Mohammad, Mohammed, Mormon, Moses, Muhammad, Nahum, Obadiah, Redeemer, Samuel, Savior, Saviour, Sophonias, the Nazarene, Zacharias, Zarathustra, Zechariah, Zephaniah, Zoroaster |
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