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prophet

English

Etymology

From Middle English prophete, from Anglo-Norman prophete, from Latin proph?ta, from Ancient Greek ???????? (proph?t?s, “one who speaks for a god”), from ??? (pró, “before”) + ???? (ph?mí, “I tell”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: pr?f'it, IPA(key): /?p??f.?t/
  • (US) enPR: pr?f'it, IPA(key): /?p??f.?t/
  • Homophone: profit

Noun

prophet (plural prophets, feminine prophetess)

  1. Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
  2. Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

Derived terms

Translations

Middle English

Noun

prophet

  1. Alternative form of prophete

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propheteering

English

Etymology

Blend of prophet +? profiteering, as a pun.

Noun

propheteering (uncountable)

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

See also

  • profiteering

References

  • Article using Scientology as an example

propheteering From the web:

  • what does profiteering mean
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