| prophet | | |
| n. (person) | 1. oracle, prophesier, prophet, seer, vaticinator | an authoritative person who divines the future. |
| ~ augur, auspex | (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy. |
| ~ diviner | someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers. |
| ~ prophetess | a woman prophet. |
| ~ sibyl | (ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet. |
| n. (person) | 2. prophet | someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God. |
| ~ religious person | a person who manifests devotion to a deity. |
| ~ amos | a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet. |
| ~ daniel | (Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC). |
| ~ elijah | a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC). |
| ~ ezechiel, ezekiel | a Hebrew prophet of the 6th century BC who was exiled to Babylon in 587 BC. |
| ~ habakkuk | a Hebrew minor prophet. |
| ~ aggeus, haggai | a Hebrew minor prophet. |
| ~ hosea | a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC). |
| ~ isaiah | (Old Testament) the first of the major Hebrew prophets (8th century BC). |
| ~ jeremiah | (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC). |
| ~ christ, deliverer, good shepherd, jesus, jesus christ, jesus of nazareth, redeemer, savior, saviour, the nazarene | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29). |
| ~ joel | a Hebrew minor prophet. |
| ~ jonah | (Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land. |
| ~ malachi, malachias | a Hebrew minor prophet of the 5th century BC. |
| ~ manes | a Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism (216-276). |
| ~ micah, micheas | a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC). |
| ~ mahomet, mahound, mohammad, mohammed, muhammad | the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632). |
| ~ mormon | the ancient prophet whose writings were revealed to Joseph Smith who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. |
| ~ moses | (Old Testament) the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites from Egypt across the Red sea on a journey known as the Exodus; Moses received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai. |
| ~ nahum | a Hebrew minor prophet of the 7th century BC. |
| ~ abdias, obadiah | a Hebrew minor prophet. |
| ~ samuel | (Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king. |
| ~ zacharias, zechariah | a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC. |
| ~ sophonias, zephaniah | a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 7th century BC. |
| ~ zarathustra, zoroaster | Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (circa 628-551 BC). |
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