1 [C] (in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions) a person sent by God to teach the people and give them messages from God:
an Old Testament prophet * Hebrew prophets
2 (the Prophet) [sing.] Muhammad, who FOUNDED the religion of Islam
3 a person who claims to know what will happen in the future
4 ~ (of sth) a person who teaches or supports a new idea, theory, etc:
William Morris was one of the early prophets of socialism.
5 (the Prophets) [pl.] the name used for some books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible
IDIOMS see DOOMn.
