Latin definition for: prophetes, prophetae

noun

  • declension: undeclined

Definitions:

  1. foreteller, soothsayer (L+S)
  2. prophet
  3. spokesman/interpreter of a god
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)

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