- major prophet
- noun any of the prophets after whom the longer prophetic books of the Bible are named; Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Ezekiel.
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Major prophet — Part of a series on The Hebrew Bible and Deuterocanon … Wikipedia
Major Prophet — Ma′jor Proph′et n. bib any of a group of Old Testament prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel Compare Minor Prophet … From formal English to slang
major prophet — noun : the author of one of the three chief prophetic books of the Old Testament Ezekiel, Isaiah, and Jeremiah are usually ranked as the major prophets of the Hebrews … Useful english dictionary
Major — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 important, large, serious, significant (a major road; a major war; the major consideration must be their health). 2 (of an operation) serious or life threatening. 3 Mus. a (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between… … Useful english dictionary
major — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 important, large, serious, significant (a major road; a major war; the major consideration must be their health). 2 (of an operation) serious or life threatening. 3 Mus. a (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between… … Useful english dictionary
prophet — [präf′it] n. [ME prophete < OFr < LL propheta, soothsayer, in LL(Ec), prophet < Gr prophētēs, interpreter of a god s will (in LXX, a Hebrew prophet; in N.T., an inspired preacher) < pro , before + phanai, to speak: see BAN1] 1. a… … English World dictionary
Major planar races — Characteristics Type Outsider (3rd and 3.5 editions) Immortal, elemental or fey humanoid, beast or magical beast (4th edition) In the standard cosmology of Advanced Dungeons Dragons and the 3rd and 3.5 editions of Dungeons Dragons role playing… … Wikipedia
Prophet — In religion, a prophet (or prophetess) is a person who has encountered the supernatural or the divine and serves as an intermediary with humanity. [ [http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prophet prophet definition of prophet by the Free Online… … Wikipedia
prophet — prophethood, n. prophetless, adj. prophetlike, adj. /prof it/, n. 1. a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration. 2. (in the Old Testament) a. a person chosen to speak for God and to guide the people of Israel: Moses was the… … Universalium
prophet — n. 1) a false prophet 2) (rel.) a major; minor prophet * * * [ prɒfɪt] minor prophet (rel.) a major a false prophet … Combinatory dictionary
