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prophet

proph.et \'pra:f-*t\ \-*t-*s\ n [ME prophete, fr. OF, fr. L propheta, fr. 
   Gk prophe-te-sX, fr. pro- before + phanai to speak - more at PRO-, BAN 1: 
   one who utters divinely inspired revelations; specif, often cap  : the 
   writer of one of the prophetic books of the Old Testament 2: one gifted 
   with more than ordinary spiritual or moral insight; esp  : an inspired poet 
   3: one who foretells future events : PREDICTOR  4: an effective or leading 
   spokesman for a cause, doctrine, or group  Christian Science  5a: a 
   spiritual seer  5b: disappearance of material sense before the conscious 
   facts of spiritual  Truth - proph.et.ess n