prophet Definition

prophet
noun

1. Someone who is able to express the will of God or a god.
2a. Bible.
Any of the writers of prophecy in the Old Testament;
2b. Bible.
Any of the books attributed to them.
3. Islam.
Muhammad.
Form: the Prophet
4. Someone who claims to be able to tell what will happen in the future.

Example: a prophets of doom
Thesaurus: oracle, seer, soothsayer, clairvoyant, Sibyl, forecaster, diviner, divinator, augur, foreteller, prognosticator, tipster (slang), vaticinator.
5. A leading advocate of or spokesperson for a movement or cause.

Etymology: 12c: from Greek prophetes someone who interprets or expresses the divine will, from pro for + phanai to speak.