the words of the prophet an economist who is regarded by many as a reliable prophet of future developments in the global economy
Recent Examples on the WebIn 2002, Warren Jeffs became the new prophet over the FLDS community. Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 The final window, which was finished in July, depicts the prophet Isaiah in the Temple of Jerusalem. Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 Finally, the apocryphal book of Maccabees describes the prophet Jeremiah’s efforts to hide the most important items from the Temple in a cave somewhere on the way from Jerusalem to Har Nevo (Mount Nebo). Gary Schiff, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Stanford economist and remote-work prophet Nicholas Bloom said any wave of white-collar outsourcing in the service sector wouldn’t begin until the pandemic has abated and executives can freely travel abroad once more. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 The canonical interpretation held that the devil intruded into the prophet’s inspirations, producing what appeared to be a temporary and tactically astute toleration of paganism. Reuel Marc Gerecht, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 The double prophet called down something, and 42 people were mauled by a bear. Kate Aurthur, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 The book was partly inspired by the life of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam. Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2022 The three victims killed in a 10-day span shared variations of the name Hussain, popular in the Shiite community because of its association to the prophet’s grandson. Simon Romero, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English prophete, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin prophēta "spokesman or interpreter of a god" (Late Latin also prophētēs "revealer of God's will, foreteller of future events"), borrowed from Greek prophḗtēs "one who interprets the will of a god to humans, interpreter," (Septuagint) "revealer of God's will," (New Testament) "inspired preacher and teacher, foreteller of future events," from pro-pro- entry 1 + phē-, stem of phēmí, phánai "to speak, say" + -tēs, agent suffix — more at ban entry 1
Note: A few attestations in late Old English, apparently declined as a weak noun, are directly from Latin.