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prophets

Syllables: proph·etsUK/ˈpɹɒfɪts/US/ˈpɹɑfɪts/

prophets is the plural of prophet.

Meaning of prophet

Noun

prophet (plural prophets)

  1. Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
    • Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
  2. Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

See all 6 meanings of prophet

Proper noun capitalized: Prophets

Prophets

  1. (Judaism) A division of the Old Testament, comprising the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve.
  2. The 21st sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Phrases with prophets

Questions about prophets

What does prophets mean?
Prophets means a division of the Old Testament, comprising the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve.
What is prophets the plural of?
Prophets is the plural of prophet.
What part of speech is prophets?
Prophets is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce prophets?
Prophets is pronounced /ˈpɹɑfɪts/ (US).

Words near prophets in the dictionary

  1. prophetocracies
  2. prophetocracy
  3. prophetological
  4. prophetology
  5. prophetry
  6. prophets
  7. prophets of doom
  8. prophetship
  9. prophetships
  10. prophies
  11. propho

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prophets (page history and authors); Prophets (page history and authors); prophet (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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