"Prophet" meaning in English

See Prophet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Prophets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Prophet (plural Prophets)
  1. (Christianity, Judaism) Any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets. Tags: Judaism Translations (any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, Quran, or Torah): پێغەمەر (pêẍemer) (Central Kurdish), prophetes [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Prophet-en-name-ncPsEwSh Categories (other): Christianity, Judaism, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Latin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 9 15 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 7 5 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 48 11 15 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 8 11 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 66 11 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 4 17 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 76 6 4 14 Topics: Christianity Disambiguation of 'any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, Quran, or Torah': 90 4 3 3
  2. (Christianity, with "the") Jesus. Tags: with-definite-article
    Sense id: en-Prophet-en-name-3WpDh-SR Categories (other): Christianity Topics: Christianity
  3. (Islam, with "the") Muhammad. Tags: with-definite-article
    Sense id: en-Prophet-en-name-rxe~3uwi Categories (other): Islam Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  4. A surname
    Sense id: en-Prophet-en-name-iong5iVh Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Muhammmad): Prophète [masculine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'Muhammmad': 0 0 0 0
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