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someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.

An interpreter; a spokesman.

One inspired by God to teach his will to men and to announce future events; one who predicts.

One who proclaims or interprets the will of God: one who announces things to come: one who predicts or foretells events: (B.) one inspired by God to teach:-pl. the writings of the prophets:-fem. PROPHETESS.

One who prophesies.

n. [Latin] One who prophesies or foretells events: a predicter; a foreteller;-one of the inspired writers of Scripture commissioned to foretell future events ;-also, an interpreter or teacher of the Mosaic law.