[ˈprɒfɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God
(e.g: the Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah)

- (in Christian use) the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the twelve minor prophets


Phrases:
- a prophet is not without honour save in his own country

Origin:
Old English propheta, via Latin from Greek prophētēs ‘interpreter, expounder’, from pro ‘before’ + phētēs ‘speaker’ (from phēnai ‘speak’); subsequently reinforced by Old French prophete