"minor prophet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minor prophets [plural]
Etymology: From minor (“shorter, smaller”) + prophet. The term derived from the shorter length of these books of the Bible, as compared to the much longer major prophets. Head templates: {{en-noun}} minor prophet (plural minor prophets)
  1. Any of the twelve prophetic books at the end of the Old Testament. Categories (topical): Bible Translations (any of twelve prophetic books at the end of the Old Testament): kispróféta (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-minor_prophet-en-noun-JTKujo6h Disambiguation of Bible: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'any of twelve prophetic books at the end of the Old Testament': 93 7
  2. Any of the twelve prophets who these books are named after.
    Sense id: en-minor_prophet-en-noun-sEdb~uOQ

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