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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprofeta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɾoˈfɛ.tɐ
"O profeta avisou sobre os eventos futuros."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.
"Ancient scriptures describe the journey of the prophet delivering messages to the people." - 2
A person who foretells future events.
"Economists viewed him as a prophet of doom after he accurately predicted the market crash."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word prophete, originating from the Latin propheta, and further back from the Greek prophētēs, meaning 'spokesman' or 'advocate' (composed of pro- 'before/forth' + phanai 'to speak'). Historically, the term evolved to specifically designate one who utters inspired declarations or foretells future events under divine influence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Prophet" is said worldwide
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prophète
Transliteration: pro-fɛt
"Le prophète a partagé sa vision pour l'avenir."
Prophet
Transliteration: pro-ˈfɛt
"Der Prophet sprach zu den Menschen im Tempel."
profeta
Transliteration: pro-ˈfɛ.ta
"Il profeta predisse grandi cambiamenti."
profeta
Transliteration: pro-ˈfe.ta
"El profeta guio a su comunidad a través de tiempos difícil."
profeta
Transliteration: pɾoˈfɛ.tɐ
"O profeta avisou sobre os eventos futuros."
भविष्यवक्ता
Transliteration: bhavishyavakta
"वह भविष्यवक्ता भविष्य की घटनाओं को देखता था।"
先知
Transliteration: xiānzhī
"这位先知预言了将来的事情。"
예언자
Transliteration: ye-eon-ja
"예언자는 미래의 일을 백성들에게 경고했습니다."
予言者
Transliteration: yogensha
"予言者は未来について人々に語った。"
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