Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prophets
1 sense of prophets
Sense 1
Prophets, Nebiim -- (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
INSTANCE OF=> sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text -- (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prophet
2 senses of prophet
Sense 1
prophet, prophesier, oracle, seer, vaticinator -- (an authoritative person who divines the future)
=> diviner -- (someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers)
Sense 2
prophet -- (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
=> religious person -- (a person who manifests devotion to a deity)