proph·et
 prophet
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- pronunciation:
- pra
fiht
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A prophet is a person who tells the future, or someone that people believe is a messenger from a god.
In Greek mythology, Cassandra was a prophet who could predict the future, but her fate was that no one believed her.- similar words:
- forecaster
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The words
prophet and
profit (money or benefit) sound alike but have different meanings.
Prophet comes from an ancient Greek word that means "interpreter" or "one who speaks for the gods."