Proph"et (?), n. [F. prophète, L.
propheta, fr. Gr. &?;, literally, one who speaks for another, especially, one who speaks for a
god an interprets his will to man, fr. &?; to say beforehand; &?; for, before + &?; to say or speak. See Fame. ]
1. One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.
2. One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his
name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.
3. An interpreter; a spokesman. [R.] Ex. vii. 1.
4. (Zoöl.) A mantis.
School
of the prophets (Anc. Jewish Hist.), a school or college in which young men were educated and trained for public teachers or members of the
prophetic order. These students were called
sons of the
prophets.
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