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 Proph·et n.
 1. One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.
 2. One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.
 3. An interpreter; a spokesman. [R.]
 4. Zool. A mantis.
 School of the prophets Anc. Jewish Hist., a school or college in which young men were educated and trained for public teachers or members of the prophetic order. These students were called sons of the prophets.
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