prophet

noun

/ˈprɒfɪt/

/ˈprɑːfɪt/

Idioms

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[countable] (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God
- Some believe that he was not a true prophet.
- The Bible also warns of false prophets.
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Homophones profit | prophet
profit prophet
/ˈprɒfɪt/

/ˈprɑːfɪt/
- profit noun
  She's only interested in making a quick profit.
- profit verb
  Patents allowed inventors to profit from ownership of their inventions.
- prophet noun
  With his long white beard, he looks like an Old Testament prophet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- false
- true
- great
- …
phrases
- a prophet of doom
See full entry
the Prophet
[singular] Muhammad, who founded the religion of IslamTopics Religion and festivalsc2
[countable] a person who claims to know what will happen in the future
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- false
- true
- great
- …
phrases
- a prophet of doom
See full entry
[countable] prophet (of something) a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc.
- William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.
the Prophets
[plural] the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew BibleTopics Religion and festivalsc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French prophete, via Latin from Greek prophētēs ‘spokesman’, from pro ‘before’ + phētēs ‘speaker’ (from phēnai ‘speak’).

Idioms

prophet of doom | doom merchant

a person who predicts that things will go very badly
- The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.

单词	prophet
释义	prophet noun /ˈprɒfɪt/ /ˈprɑːfɪt/ Idioms jump to other results [countable] (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God Some believe that he was not a true prophet. The Bible also warns of false prophets. Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Homophones profit \| prophetprofit prophet /ˈprɒfɪt/ /ˈprɑːfɪt/ profit noun She's only interested in making a quick profit. profit verb Patents allowed inventors to profit from ownership of their inventions. prophet noun With his long white beard, he looks like an Old Testament prophet. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective false true great … phrases a prophet of doom See full entry the Prophet [singular] Muhammad, who founded the religion of IslamTopics Religion and festivalsc2 [countable] a person who claims to know what will happen in the future Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective false true great … phrases a prophet of doom See full entry [countable] prophet (of something) a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc. William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism. the Prophets [plural] the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew BibleTopics Religion and festivalsc2 Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French prophete, via Latin from Greek prophētēs ‘spokesman’, from pro ‘before’ + phētēs ‘speaker’ (from phēnai ‘speak’). Idioms prophet of doom \| doom merchant a person who predicts that things will go very badly The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.
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