What does "prophet" mean?
Prophet: One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.
Additional senses
- 2.An interpreter; a spokesman. [R.] Ex. vii.
- 3.4. (Zoöl.) A mantis. School of the prophets (Anc. Jewish Hist.), a school or college in which young men were educated and trained for public teachers or members of the prophetic order. These students were called sons of the prophets.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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