Meanings
nounprophethood (countable and uncountable, plural prophethoods)
plural prophethoods
- countableuncountableState or condition of being a prophet.
They are all invested with the robe of prophethood, and are honored with the mantle of glory.
1935, Shoghi Effendi, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, translation of original by Bahá’u’lláh1 more example
There is no doubt whatever that such souls were prophets, for the mission of prophethood is education, and these wondrous souls trained and educated mankind.
1927, Barbara R. Sims, Japan Will Turn Ablaze!
Origin
Translations
Arabic نُبُوَّة
- نُبُوَّة (nubuwwa)state or condition of being a prophet
Bengali নবুয়ত
- নবুয়ত (nobuẏot)state or condition of being a prophet
German Prophetentum
- Prophetentumstate or condition of being a prophet
Malay kenabian
- kenabianstate or condition of being a prophet
Swahili utume
- utumestate or condition of being a prophet
Turkish peygamberlik, nübüvvet
- peygamberlikstate or condition of being a prophet
- nübüvvetstate or condition of being a prophet
- yalvaçlıkstate or condition of being a prophet
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