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propheteering

propheteering noun: acting as a prophet in order to obtain money; making profit from prophecy.

Noun

propheteering (uncountable)

  1. Acting as a prophet in order to obtain money; making profit from prophecy.

Origin of propheteering

Blend of prophet + profiteering, as a pun.

Questions about propheteering

What does propheteering mean?
Propheteering means acting as a prophet in order to obtain money; making profit from prophecy.
What part of speech is propheteering?
Propheteering is a noun.

Words near propheteering in the dictionary

  1. prophesying
  2. prophesyings
  3. prophet
  4. prophet of doom
  5. Prophete
  6. propheteering
  7. Prophetes
  8. prophetess
  9. prophetesses
  10. prophethood
  11. prophethoods

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