PROPHET: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PROPHET?

Need another word that means the same as “prophet”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “prophet” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Prophet” are: oracle, prophesier, seer, vaticinator, soothsayer, forecaster of the future, fortune teller, clairvoyant, prognosticator, diviner

Prophet as a Noun

Definitions of "Prophet" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “prophet” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A person who predicts what will happen in the future.
• (among Muslims) Muhammad.
• (in Christian use) the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the twelve minor prophets.
• (in Jewish use) one of the three canonical divisions of the Hebrew Bible, distinguished from the Law and the Hagiographa, and comprising the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Isaiah, and the twelve minor prophets.
• (among the Latter-day Saints or Mormons) Joseph Smith or one of his successors.
• A person who advocates or speaks in a visionary way about a new cause or theory.
• A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
• Someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God.
• An authoritative person who divines the future.

Synonyms of "Prophet" as a noun (10 Words)

clairvoyant	Someone who has the power of clairvoyance. She has had a message from a clairvoyant that her son is alive and well.
diviner	Someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers.
forecaster of the future	Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge.
fortune teller	A large amount of wealth or prosperity.
oracle	A response or message given by an oracle especially an ambiguous one. He reigned supreme as the Colonial Office s oracle on Africa.
prognosticator	Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge. There are many prognosticators predicting the worst.
prophesier	An authoritative person who divines the future.
seer	An authoritative person who divines the future. An incurable seer of movies.
soothsayer	Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge.
vaticinator	An authoritative person who divines the future. A vaticinator at the sanctuary uttered divinely inspired predictions.

Usage Examples of "Prophet" as a noun

• The Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah.
• The prime minister ignored the prophets of doom.
• He is repeatedly hailed as a prophet of modernism.

Associations of "Prophet" (30 Words)

apostle	A vigorous and pioneering advocate or supporter of a particular policy, idea, or cause. A man once known as the apostle of free market economics.
biblical	In keeping with the nature of the Bible or its times or people. Biblical times.
bode	Indicate, as with a sign or an omen. Their argument did not bode well for the future.
christian	A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination.
clairvoyant	A person who claims to have a supernatural ability to perceive events in the future or beyond normal sensory contact. He didn t tell me about it and I m not clairvoyant.
cult	A system of religious veneration and devotion directed towards a particular figure or object. It was a satanic cult.
envisage	Form a mental picture of (something not yet existing or known. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers.
evangelist	A person who seeks to convert others to the Christian faith, especially by public preaching. He has become an evangelist for the European Union.
foreknowledge	Awareness of something before it happens or exists. There was the foreknowledge of every role she would dance.
foresee	Be aware of beforehand; predict. It is impossible to foresee how life will work out.
foreshadow	Indicate by signs. Other new measures are foreshadowed in the White Paper.
foretell	Indicate by signs. A seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne.
martyr	Kill as a martyr. The first Christian martyr.
messenger	Send a document or package by messenger. Could you have it messengered over to me.
oracle	A response or message given by an oracle especially an ambiguous one. He reigned supreme as the Colonial Office s oracle on Africa.
ordination	The status of being ordained to a sacred office. The rabbi s family was present for his ordination.
preach	Publicly proclaim or teach (a religious message or belief. The minister is not preaching this Sunday.
predict	Make a prediction about tell in advance. He predicts that the trend will continue.
prediction	The action of predicting something. The prediction of future behaviour.
priestess	A female priest of a non-Christian religion.
priesthood	The body of ordained religious practitioners. There was relief among the Anglican priesthood.
prognosticate	Foretell or prophesy (a future event. The economists were prognosticating financial Armageddon.
prophecy	The faculty or practice of prophesying. A bleak prophecy of war and ruin.
prophesy	Predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration. Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest.
prophetic	Relating to or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy. Words that proved prophetic.
recitation	Systematic training by multiple repetitions. The program included songs and recitations of well loved poems.
scriptural	Of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible. Scriptural quotations from Genesis.
seer	A person with unusual powers of foresight. An incurable seer of movies.
soothsayer	A person supposed to be able to foresee the future.
visionary	Relating to or having the ability to see visions in a dream or trance, or as a supernatural apparition. Visionary dreams.