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Definition of minor prophet in English: minor prophetnoun Any of the twelve prophets after whom the shorter prophetic books of the Bible, from Hosea to Malachi, are named. Example sentencesExamples - Hadn't he come back, the sot turned from his sack, chiding them with Nehemiah, Jonah, minor prophets?
- By dinner time I've memorized the themes and meanings of the names of all the minor prophets, as well as significant scriptures in each.
- The minor prophets were less lit up by pride, closer to hunger.
- Habakkuk, the eighth of the twelve minor prophets, is merely three chapters long but powerful in its theology.
- As a child and teenager, I learned in Vacation Bible School that the Old Testament contains several books called major and minor prophets.
Definition of minor prophet in US English: minor prophetnounˌmīnər ˈpräfət Any of the twelve prophets after whom the shorter prophetic books of the Bible, from Hosea to Malachi, are named. Example sentencesExamples - By dinner time I've memorized the themes and meanings of the names of all the minor prophets, as well as significant scriptures in each.
- Hadn't he come back, the sot turned from his sack, chiding them with Nehemiah, Jonah, minor prophets?
- The minor prophets were less lit up by pride, closer to hunger.
- Habakkuk, the eighth of the twelve minor prophets, is merely three chapters long but powerful in its theology.
- As a child and teenager, I learned in Vacation Bible School that the Old Testament contains several books called major and minor prophets.
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