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| proph·et [ próffət ] (plural proph·ets) |
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1. somebody who interprets divine will: somebody who claims to interpret or transmit the commands of a deity
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2. somebody predicting the future: somebody who predicts the future
  prophets of economic doom
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3. advocate of something: somebody who advocates a cause or idea
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4. inspired leader: somebody considered to be an inspired leader or teacher
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| [12th century. Via French and Latin< Greek prophētēs "somebody who speaks beforehand" < phētēs "speaker"] |
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