Prophet
noun
A person who claims to communicate with God, and share messages or teachings from God.
Moses was a prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Often appears as...
- religious prophet
- false prophet
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Religious
noun
A person who predicts or forecasts what will happen in the future.
Many consider Nostradamus to be a prophet due to his predictions about future events.
Often appears as...
- prophet of doom
- self-proclaimed prophet
noun
A person who advocates or speaks in support of something.
Steve Jobs was a prophet of the digital age, speaking often about the potential of computers.
noun
A person who claims to communicate with God, and share messages or teachings from God.
Moses was a prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Often appears as...
- religious prophet
- false prophet
Usage tips
Religious
noun
A person who predicts or forecasts what will happen in the future.
Many consider Nostradamus to be a prophet due to his predictions about future events.
Often appears as...
- prophet of doom
- self-proclaimed prophet
noun
A person who advocates or speaks in support of something.
Steve Jobs was a prophet of the digital age, speaking often about the potential of computers.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Most often used in discussing religions or spiritual beliefs, considered sacred.
The prophet received his vision while praying.
Pro Tip 2/3Divine Connection
A prophet is someone believed to have a direct line to the divine, not just any wise person.
The prophet conveyed God’s commandments to the people.
Pro Tip 3/3Spiritual Authority
Prophets often have authority within religious groups based on their connection to the divine.
Many followed the prophet as their spiritual leader.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Most often used in discussing religions or spiritual beliefs, considered sacred.
The prophet received his vision while praying.
Pro Tip 2/3Divine Connection
A prophet is someone believed to have a direct line to the divine, not just any wise person.
The prophet conveyed God’s commandments to the people.
Pro Tip 3/3Spiritual Authority
Prophets often have authority within religious groups based on their connection to the divine.
Many followed the prophet as their spiritual leader.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Most often used in discussing religions or spiritual beliefs, considered sacred.
The prophet received his vision while praying.
Pro Tip 2/3Divine Connection
A prophet is someone believed to have a direct line to the divine, not just any wise person.
The prophet conveyed God’s commandments to the people.
Pro Tip 3/3Spiritual Authority
Prophets often have authority within religious groups based on their connection to the divine.
Many followed the prophet as their spiritual leader.
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Letting go of God PIPE...
because I was sort of upset about this Lamanite story and this crazy gold plate story, but the truth was, I hadn't really thought this through, so I backpedaled a little and I said, "Well, what exactly do you mean by 'righteous'? And what do you mean by prophets? Like, could the prophets be women?"
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How science fiction can...
we are invited to suspend our disbelief and consider the consequences of radical shifts in familiar and deeply engrained institutions. In this sense, the best science fiction fulfills the words of philosopher Michel Foucault, "I'm no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls."
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A brief history of...
an abstract celebration of the divine can still be found in arabesque patterns of Islamic textile design, with masterful flourishes of brushwork and Arabic calligraphy, where the words of the prophet assume a dual role as both literature and visual art. Likewise, in art from the early periods
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The five major world...
they would have land and many descendants. From this promise came the land of Israel and the chosen people, but staying in that land and keeping those people together was going to be very difficult. The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, but God freed them with the help of the prophet Moses,
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How will we survive when...
an urbanized world of maximum human aspiration and maximum human liberty. Now, prophets object to every bit of this. You can't dematerialize food and water, they point out. They say, you can't eat bits, and industrial agriculture has already given us massive soil erosion,
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The origin of countless...
So, was Herman Melville a secret prophet? The answer is no, and we know that thanks to a mathematical principle called Ramsey theory. It's the reason we can find geometric shapes in the night sky, it's why we can know without checking
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The Missing Years of...
thereafter he went and lived in a town called Nazareth so was fulfilled what was said through the prophets he will be called a Nazarene this was not a party area this was not a happening place this was a kind of a quiet area in a lot
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Sebastian Seung: I am my...
I mention this because there are prophets today who claim that technology will fundamentally alter the human condition and perhaps even transform the human species. One of their most cherished dreams
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"Redemption Song" PIPE John...
Have no fear for atomic energy 'cause none of them can stop the time. How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look?
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Who owns your view? PIPE...
the preoccupations of the powerful prophets in the streets the preoccupations in the corridors of power
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Letting go of God PIPE...
because I was sort of upset about this Lamanite story and this crazy gold plate story, but the truth was, I hadn't really thought this through, so I backpedaled a little and I said, "Well, what exactly do you mean by 'righteous'? And what do you mean by prophets? Like, could the prophets be women?"
Video examples
How science fiction can...
we are invited to suspend our disbelief and consider the consequences of radical shifts in familiar and deeply engrained institutions. In this sense, the best science fiction fulfills the words of philosopher Michel Foucault, "I'm no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls."
Video examples
A brief history of...
an abstract celebration of the divine can still be found in arabesque patterns of Islamic textile design, with masterful flourishes of brushwork and Arabic calligraphy, where the words of the prophet assume a dual role as both literature and visual art. Likewise, in art from the early periods
Video examples
The five major world...
they would have land and many descendants. From this promise came the land of Israel and the chosen people, but staying in that land and keeping those people together was going to be very difficult. The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, but God freed them with the help of the prophet Moses,
Video examples
How will we survive when...
an urbanized world of maximum human aspiration and maximum human liberty. Now, prophets object to every bit of this. You can't dematerialize food and water, they point out. They say, you can't eat bits, and industrial agriculture has already given us massive soil erosion,
Video examples
The origin of countless...
So, was Herman Melville a secret prophet? The answer is no, and we know that thanks to a mathematical principle called Ramsey theory. It's the reason we can find geometric shapes in the night sky, it's why we can know without checking
Video examples
The Missing Years of...
thereafter he went and lived in a town called Nazareth so was fulfilled what was said through the prophets he will be called a Nazarene this was not a party area this was not a happening place this was a kind of a quiet area in a lot
Video examples
Sebastian Seung: I am my...
I mention this because there are prophets today who claim that technology will fundamentally alter the human condition and perhaps even transform the human species. One of their most cherished dreams
Video examples
"Redemption Song" PIPE John...
Have no fear for atomic energy 'cause none of them can stop the time. How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look?
Video examples
Who owns your view? PIPE...
the preoccupations of the powerful prophets in the streets the preoccupations in the corridors of power
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he can't see at least ten years ahead don't call him an architect.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and worship those whom they have tortured to death.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
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Martin Luther
German Leader
Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.
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Lord Byron
British Poet
The best prophet of the future is the past.
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Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
We are all at times unconscious prophets.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom, and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life.
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
Fortune raises up and fortune brings low both the man who fares well and the one who fares badly; and there is no prophet of the future for mortal men.
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Frank Lloyd Wright
American Architect
The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he can't see at least ten years ahead don't call him an architect.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
The most distressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong. The next most distressing thing is to be proved right.
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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Russian Novelist
Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and worship those whom they have tortured to death.
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Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.
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Nelson Mandela
South African Statesman
I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.
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Martin Luther
German Leader
Music is the art of the prophets and the gift of God.
Quote examples
Lord Byron
British Poet
The best prophet of the future is the past.
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Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
We are all at times unconscious prophets.
Example 1 of 10
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