prophet

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an authoritative person who divines the future
  2. noun someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator

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