prophet

noun

/ˈprɒfɪt/

/ˈprɑːfɪt/

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[countable] (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God（基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教的）先知
- Some believe that he was not a true prophet.有人认为他不是真正的预言家。
- The Bible also warns of false prophets.圣经也警告假先知。
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Homophones profit | prophet
profit prophet
/ˈprɒfɪt/

/ˈprɑːfɪt/
- profit noun
  She's only interested in making a quick profit.她只对快速获利感兴趣。
- profit verb
  Patents allowed inventors to profit from ownership of their inventions.专利允许发明者从其发明的所有权中获利。
- prophet noun
  With his long white beard, he looks like an Old Testament prophet.他留着长长的白胡子，看起来像旧约先知。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- false
- true
- great
- …
phrases
- a prophet of doom
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the Prophet
[singular] Muhammad, who founded the religion of Islam先知穆罕默德（伊斯兰教的创始人）Topics Religion and festivalsc2
[countable] a person who claims to know what will happen in the future预言家；预言者
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- false
- true
- great
- …
phrases
- a prophet of doom
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[countable] prophet (of something) a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc.倡导者；拥护者；鼓吹者
- William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.威廉 · 莫里斯是社会主义的早期传播者之一。
the Prophets
[plural] the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible（《〈圣经〉旧约》和《希伯来圣经》中的）先知书Topics Religion and festivalsc2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French prophete, via Latin from Greek prophētēs ‘spokesman’, from pro ‘before’ + phētēs ‘speaker’ (from phēnai ‘speak’).

Idioms

prophet of doom | doom merchant

a person who predicts that things will go very badly末日预言者
- The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong.认为电视会扼杀书籍的悲观预言家完全错了。