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pseudoprophet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-do-prophet
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A false prophet; one who only claims to be a prophet.

Etymology

From Middle English pseudo-profete, pseudoprophete, from Old French pseudoprofete and its etymon Latin pseudoprophēta, from Ancient Greek ψευδοπροφήτης (pseudoprophḗtēs); equivalent to pseudo- + prophet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: pseudo-profete, pseudoprofete, pseudoprophēta, ψευδοπροφήτης

Inflected Forms

pseudoprophets (plural)

Questions

What does pseudoprophet mean?
A false prophet; one who only claims to be a prophet.
Where does pseudoprophet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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