"prophete" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈprɔfɛːt(ə)/, /ˈprɔfɛt(ə)/, /ˈprɔfit(ə)/, /ˈprɔfət(ə)/ Forms: prophetes [plural]
Etymology: From Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs); reinforced by Anglo-Norman prophete. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|la|prophēta}} Latin prophēta, {{der|enm|grc|προφήτης}} Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), {{cog|xno|prophete}} Anglo-Norman prophete Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} prophete, {{enm-noun|prophetes}} prophete (plural prophetes)
  1. A prophet; one who expounds upon a divine message or a purported one (especially used of Christ and the Biblical prophets).
    Sense id: en-prophete-enm-noun-tz52QgMW
  2. One of the portions of the Old Testament which covers the prophets. Categories (topical): Bible, People, Religion
    Sense id: en-prophete-enm-noun-UXAi-bme Disambiguation of Bible: 6 87 2 2 2 Disambiguation of People: 21 51 21 7 0 Disambiguation of Religion: 21 77 0 3 0 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 18 34 19 23 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 39 15 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 34 16 26 2
  3. (rare) A messenger; one who announces or proclaims something. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-prophete-enm-noun-MyI~0ZY4
  4. (rare) A foreteller; one who divines or previews. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-prophete-enm-noun-EuIYzmmg
  5. (rare) A musical or poetic figure. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-prophete-enm-noun-GV-oFIL2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: profyt, profyte, profite, prophett, prophet, profiete Related terms: prophetesse

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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