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• n  an authoritative person who divines the future
• n  someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

• Down, back of the world, a new prophet has arisen.
• Many of the Old Testament prophets must have seemed odd indeed.
• Two polygamist families in Arizona are torn apart by their association with self-proclaimed prophet Warren Jeffs, arrested this week.

• prophesier
• oracle
• seer
• vaticinator

News & Articles

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• Seeking revival, unity
  As messengers to the annual Southern Baptist Convention gather at the George R. Brown Convention Center this week, a number of issues allow them the opportunity to practice the prophet Isaiah's admonition: "Come let us reason together."
  June 12, 2013 - Houston Chronicle
• Egyptian teacher fined for allegedly promoting Christianity
  LUXOR, Egypt, June 11 (UPI) -- A teacher in Egypt was fined for allegedly preaching Christianity and insulting the Muslim Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on religion, court officials said.
  June 11, 2013 - UPI
• Teenager, 15, Executed By Islamist Rebels in Syria
  A teenager selling coffee in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo was arrested by Islamist rebel fighters for insulting the Prophet Mohammed, beaten and then executed in front of his family, a watchdog group claims. The boy, Mohammed Qatta, 15, reportedly refused to give a...
  June 10, 2013 - ABC News via Yahoo! News