Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prophet

/ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
prophet
IPA
/ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

noun

Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

name

Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets.

name

Jesus.

name

Muhammad.

name

A surname

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/
  • British English: /ˈpɹɒf.ɪt/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

prophets (plural)

Derived Forms

antiprophet prophecy prophesise prophesize prophesy propheteering prophetess prophethood prophetic propheticide prophetism prophetization

Phrases

a prophet has no honor in his own country a prophet is not without honor save in his own country cole-prophet major prophet minor prophet piss-prophet prophet of doom weather-prophet

Synonyms

prophesier oracle seer vaticinator

Homonyms

profit

Rhymes With

profit for-profit nonprofit moffat moffatt

Questions

How do you pronounce prophet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/.
What does prophet mean?
Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
Where does prophet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce prophet

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