prophet
noun
[ ˈprɒfɪt ]
• a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
• "the Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah"
Similar:
seer,
soothsayer,
forecaster of the future,
fortune teller,
clairvoyant,
prognosticator,
prophesier,
diviner,
prophetess,
oracle,
augur,
sibyl,
spaewife,
spaeman,
haruspex,
vaticinator,
oracler,
• (in Christian use) the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the twelve minor prophets.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French prophete, via Latin from Greek prophētēs ‘spokesman’, from pro ‘before’ + phētēs ‘speaker’ (from phēnai ‘speak’).
