PROPHET

prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator

(noun) an authoritative person who divines the future

prophet

(noun) someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

prophet

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

Proper noun

Prophet (plural Prophets)

(Christianity, Judaism) Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets.

(Christianity) Jesus.

(Islam) Muhammad.

Source: Wiktionary


Proph"et, n. Etym: [F. prophète, L. propheta, fr. Gr. 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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 March 2025

PARAMAGNET

(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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