Meanings
prophet1
nounprophet (plural prophets)
plural prophets
- Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
- Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.
Prophet2
proper nounProphet (plural Prophets)
plural Prophets
- with definite articleChristianityJesus.
- with definite articleIslamMuhammad.
He would sit crouched up in a corner of the cave all day long, calling upon Allah and the Prophet to protect him.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC - A surname
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan authoritative person who divines the future
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπροφήτης“one who speaks for a god”
- Latinprophēta
- Anglo-Normanprophete
- Middle Englishprophete
- Englishprophet
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.
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans profeet
- profeetone who speaks by divine inspiration
Ancient Greek προφήτης, προφάτας
- προφήτης (prophḗtēs)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- προφάτας (prophátas)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- προφήτωρ (prophḗtōr)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- προφῆτις (prophêtis)one who speaks by divine inspiration
Arabic نَبِيّ, نَبِيء
- نَبِيّ (nabiyy)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- نَبِيء (nabīʔ)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- رَسُول (rasūl)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- مُتَنَبِّئ (mutanabbiʔ)one who foretells the future
- نَبِيء (nabīʔ)one who foretells the future
Bengali নবী
- নবী (nobi)one who speaks by divine inspiration
Bulgarian проро́к, проро́чица
- проро́к (prorók)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- проро́чица (proróčica)one who speaks by divine inspiration
Catalan profeta, profeta
- profetaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetaone who foretells the future
Chinese Mandarin 先知, 預言家 /预言家
- 先知 (xiānzhī)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- 預言家 /预言家 (yùyánjiā)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- 先知 (xiānzhī)one who foretells the future
- 預言家 /预言家 (yùyánjiā)one who foretells the future
Czech prorok, prorokyně
- prorokone who speaks by divine inspiration
- prorokyněone who speaks by divine inspiration
- věštecone who foretells the future
- prorokone who foretells the future
- věštkyněone who foretells the future
- prorokyněone who foretells the future
Danish profet, profetinde
- profetone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetindeone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetone who foretells the future
- profetindeone who foretells the future
- spåmandone who foretells the future
- spåkvindeone who foretells the future
Dutch profeet, profete
- profeetone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profeteone who speaks by divine inspiration
- zienerone who speaks by divine inspiration
- zieneresone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profeetone who foretells the future
- waarzeggerone who foretells the future
- waarzegsterone who foretells the future
Esperanto profeto, profetino
- profetoone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetinoone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetoone who foretells the future
- profetinoone who foretells the future
Estonian prohvet
- prohvetone who speaks by divine inspiration
Finnish profeetta, profeetta
- profeettaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profeettaone who foretells the future
- ennustajaone who foretells the future
French prophète, prophétesse
- prophèteone who speaks by divine inspiration
- prophétesseone who speaks by divine inspiration
- prophèteone who foretells the future
- prophétesseone who foretells the future
- devinone who foretells the future
- ProphèteMuhammmad
German Prophet, Prophetin
- Prophetone who speaks by divine inspiration
- Prophetinone who speaks by divine inspiration
- Weissagerone who speaks by divine inspiration
- Prophetone who foretells the future
- Prophetinone who foretells the future
- Weissagerone who foretells the future
Greek προφήτης, προφήτης
- προφήτης (profítis)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- προφήτης (profítis)one who foretells the future
Hebrew נָבִיא, איש האלוהים
- נָבִיא (naví)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- איש האלוהים (ish ha'elohim)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- נָבִיא (navi)one who foretells the future
- מגד עתידות (maged atidot)one who foretells the future
Hindi नबी
- नबी (nabī)one who speaks by divine inspiration
Hungarian próféta, prófétanő
- prófétaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- prófétanőone who speaks by divine inspiration
- prófétaone who foretells the future
- látnokone who foretells the future
Icelandic spámaður, spámaður
- spámaðurone who speaks by divine inspiration
- spámaðurone who foretells the future
- spákonaone who foretells the future
Indonesian nabi
- nabione who speaks by divine inspiration
Irish fáidh, fáidh
- fáidhone who speaks by divine inspiration
- fáidhone who foretells the future
- fáistineachone who foretells the future
Italian profeta, vate
- profetaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- vateone who speaks by divine inspiration
- divinatoreone who speaks by divine inspiration
- aedoone who speaks by divine inspiration
- vateone who foretells the future
- oracoloone who foretells the future
- veggenteone who foretells the future
- vaticinatoreone who foretells the future
- indovinoone who foretells the future
Japanese 預言者, 予言者
- 預言者 (yogensha)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- 予言者 (yogensha)one who foretells the future
Korean 선지자, 예언자
- 선지자 (seonjija)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- 예언자 (yeeonja)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- 예언자 (yeeonja)one who foretells the future
Latin prophēta, vates
- prophētaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- vatesone who speaks by divine inspiration
- fatidicusone who speaks by divine inspiration
- fatidicaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- vaticinatorone who speaks by divine inspiration
- vātēsone who foretells the future
- prophetesany of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, Quran, or Torah
Latvian pravietis
- pravietisone who speaks by divine inspiration
Lithuanian pranašas
- pranašasone who speaks by divine inspiration
Malay nabi
- nabione who speaks by divine inspiration
Māori matakite, matatuhi
- matakiteone who foretells the future
- matatuhione who foretells the future
Norwegian Bokmål profet, profetinne
- profetone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetinneone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetone who foretells the future
- profetinneone who foretells the future
- spåmannone who foretells the future
- spåkvinneone who foretells the future
Polish prorok, prorokini
- prorokone who speaks by divine inspiration
- prorokinione who speaks by divine inspiration
- prorokone who foretells the future
- prorokinione who foretells the future
Portuguese profeta, profetisa
- profetaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetisaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetaone who foretells the future
- videnteone who foretells the future
Romanian proroc, profet
- prorocone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetone who speaks by divine inspiration
Russian проро́к, проро́чица
- проро́к (prorók)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- проро́чица (proróčica)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- проро́к (prorók)one who foretells the future
- проро́чица (proróčica)one who foretells the future
- прорица́тель (proricátelʹ)one who foretells the future
- прорица́тельница (proricátelʹnica)one who foretells the future
- предсказа́тель (predskazátelʹ)one who foretells the future
- предсказа́тельница (predskazátelʹnica)one who foretells the future
- прови́дец (provídec)one who foretells the future
- прови́дица (provídica)one who foretells the future
Slovak prorok, prorokyňa
- prorokone who speaks by divine inspiration
- prorokyňaone who speaks by divine inspiration
Spanish profeta, profetisa
- profetaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetisaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetaone who foretells the future
- profetisaone who foretells the future
Swahili nabii, mtume
- nabiione who speaks by divine inspiration
- mtumeone who speaks by divine inspiration
Swedish profet, profet
- profetone who speaks by divine inspiration
- profetone who foretells the future
Tagalog propeta, manghahawo
- propetaone who speaks by divine inspiration
- manghahawoone who speaks by divine inspiration
Thai ศาสดา, ผู้ทำนาย
- ศาสดา (sàat-sà-daa)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- ผู้ทำนาย (pûu-tam-naai)one who foretells the future
- โหร (hǒon)one who foretells the future
- หมอดู (mɔ̌ɔ-duu)one who foretells the future
Turkish peygamber, yalvaç
- peygamberone who speaks by divine inspiration
- yalvaçone who speaks by divine inspiration
Ukrainian проро́к, проро́чиця
- проро́к (prorók)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- проро́чиця (proróčycja)one who speaks by divine inspiration
Urdu نَبی, رَسُول
- نَبی (nabī)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- رَسُول (rasūl)one who speaks by divine inspiration
Vietnamese nhà tiên tri
- nhà tiên trione who speaks by divine inspiration
Welsh proffwyd
- proffwydone who speaks by divine inspiration
Yiddish נבֿיא, נבֿיאה
- נבֿיא (novi)one who speaks by divine inspiration
- נבֿיאה (nevie)one who speaks by divine inspiration
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
prophet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prophet
MLA
“prophet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prophet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prophet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prophet.
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