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prophet
prophet [Gr.,=foreteller], a religious leader and spokesperson, particularly used in the Bible. The prophets emitted messages from the divine through inspired speech, the interpretation of omens and dreams, and the casting of lots and divination. The word derives from Greek cults, in which... Read more |
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Shawnee Prophet
Shawnee Prophet 1775?-1837?, Native North American of the Shawnee tribe; brother of Tecumseh . His Native American name was Tenskwautawa. He announced himself as a prophet bearing a revelation from the Native American master of life. The message urged the renunciation of the acquired ways of the... Read more |
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Jeremiah (Bible prophet)
Jeremiah , in the Bible. 1 Prophet of the book of Jeremiah . 2 Father-in-law of Josiah. 3 Rechabite contemporary with Jeremiah the prophet. 4, 5, 6 Three who joined David at Ziklag.... Read more |
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Daniel (Bible prophet)
Daniel in the Bible. 1 Prophet, central figure of the book of Daniel . 2 See Chileab . 3 Sealer of the covenant.... Read more |
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Joel (Bible prophet)
Joel The prophet whose book is the second of the book of the Twelve Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, placed between the books of Hosea and Amos who lived in the eighth century BCE. Beyond the prophet's name, Joel son of Pethuel, the book gives no indication of who the prophet was and when he... Read more |
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Obadiah (Bible prophet)
Obadiah , in the Bible. 1 Prophet, author of the book of Obadiah . 2 Ahab's major-domo. 3 Descendant of David. 4 One of David's mighty men. 5 Prince under Jehoshaphat. 6 Repairer of the Temple. 7 Father of Ishmaiah . 8 Same as Abda 2.... Read more |
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Amoz
Amoz , in the Bible, father of the prophet Isaiah.... Read more |
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Belteshazzar
Belteshazzar , in the Book of Daniel , Babylonian name of the prophet Daniel.... Read more |
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Micaiah
Micaiah , in the Bible, Samaritan prophet who foretold the death of Ahab.... Read more |
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prophet
prophet Individual who is thought...The classic examples of prophets were the holy men and seers...predictions. The term ‘prophet’ also applied to Abraham...the role of a New Testament prophet, predicting the coming of... |
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Law and the Prophets
Law and the Prophets Two major divisions of the Old Testament. The Law, or Law of Moses...Testament, known as the Torah in Hebrew and the Pentateuch in Greek. The Prophets consists of several books grouped into different arrangements according... |
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Prophet Play
Prophet Play, see LITURGICAL DRAMA. |
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Tecumseh
...brother, Tenskwatawa, or the Shawnee Prophet, experienced a series of visions and predicted a solar eclipse. The Prophet then emerged as a holy man who led a...region. In 1808, Tecumseh and the Prophet established Prophetstown, a village... |
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Old Testament
...Books (Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes); the Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel); the 12 Minor Prophets (Hosea to Malachi); and the miscellaneous collection...found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. See also Law and the Prophets |
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veil
...the early seventh century. During the Prophet Muhammad's lifetime (d. 632), the...women outdoors, and the seclusion of the Prophet's wives. After the Islamic conquests...anic verses, and the example of the Prophet's wives, to mandate the wearing of... |
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idols
...13: 1–8). These deities, the prophets claim, are empty (Isaiah 44: 14...exilic period (c.539 bce), the prophets, in line with the legal code's prohibition...gods have no substance, following the prophets who claim that idols are nothing but... |
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Muhammad
Muhammad (c.570–632) Arab prophet and inspirational religious leader who was the last and chief prophet of Islam. He was born in Mecca. At the age of 25, he...divine. His tomb is in the Holy Mosque of the Prophet, Medina. |
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Zechariah
...biblical personalities. One of the most significant was a Jewish prophet of the late 6th century bc. He prophesied the rebuilding of...In the Book of Zechariah, the 11th book of the 12 minor prophets of the Old Testament, he described visions of four horsemen... |
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Amos
Amos (active c.750 bc) Old Testament prophet. He was named as the author of the Book of Amos, the third of the 12 books of the Minor Prophets. |
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prophets
...authenticating marks of prophets such as Elijah and Elisha...Nathan was recognized as a prophet in the court of King David...commonly held view that prophets were above all inspired...the Deut. text. A true prophet was recognizable if his... |
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Prophet
Prophet, Prophecy JudaismIn the Jewish Bible, a prophet (nabi; pl., nebiʾim) is one...affirming that he who is now called a prophet was in former times called a seer.The classical or literary prophets are those whose oracles were... |
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prophet
...prophet Jeremiah. ∎ (the Prophet) (among Muslims) Muhammad. ∎ (the Prophet) (among Mormons) Joseph...cause, or theory: he was a prophet of revolutionary socialism...predictions: the anti-technology prophets of doom. 2. (the ... |
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prophets, books of
prophets, books of In the Hebrew Bible the books...1 and 2 Kgs. are known as the Former Prophets and are all works influenced by the Deuteronomic...and disobedience punished. The Latter Prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and... |
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prophets (early Christian)
prophets (early Christian). While prophecy as...Cor. 12–14), the position of the prophets mentioned in the NT is unclear. Sometimes...Christian writers assume the authority of prophets, but prophecy seems to have died out... |
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Seal of the Prophets/prophecy
Seal of the Prophets/prophecy (Arab., khatm al-anbiyya, khatm al-nubuwwah). Title of the prophet Muḥammad, indicating that he is the last prophet whose message supersedes that of earlier prophets (e.g. Moses, Jesus). |
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Major Prophet
Major Prophet each of the prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, for whom the three longer prophetic books of the Old Testament are named and whose prophecies they record. |
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Minor Prophets, the
Minor Prophets, the. In the OT the authors of the twelve shorter prophetic Books, as contrasted with the three Major Prophets—Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. They are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah... |
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Minor Prophet
Minor Prophet any of the twelve prophets after whom the shorter prophetic books of the Bible, from Hosea to Malachi, are named. |
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prophets (Old Testament)
prophets (Old Testament). See PROPHECY. |
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prophet
prophet , prophetess • noun the queen was disturbed by the prophet's interpretation of her dreamssynonyms...diviner; oracle, augur, sibyl. phrase: prophet of doom if you want to listen to these prophets of doom, you may as well cash it in... |
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augur
augur • noun synonyms: seer, soothsayer, prophet, oracle. |
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defeatist
defeatist • noun synonyms: quitter, yielder, pessimist, prophet of doom. |
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misery
...torment, catastrophe, calamity, disaster. 3. he's nothing but a miserysynonyms: killjoy, spoilsport, pessimist, prophet of doom, complainer, moaner; inf. sourpuss, grouch, wet blanket.antonyms: comfort; pleasure; joy. |
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oracle
oracle • noun 1. the oracle of Apollo synonyms: prophet, prophetess, sibyl, seer, augur, prognosticator, diviner, soothsayer, fortune teller, sage. 2. our oracle on Africa synonyms: authority, expert, specialist, pundit, mentor, adviser, guru. |
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pessimist
pessimist • noun pessimists forecasting disastersynonyms: prophet of doom, cynic, defeatist, fatalist, alarmist, doubter, doubting Thomas; inf. doomster. |
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characterize
...scientific advancement synonyms: distinguish, make distinctive, mark, typify, set apart. 2. the women are characterized as prophets of doom synonyms: portray, depict, present, represent, describe; categorize, class, style, brand. |
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killjoy
killjoy • noun uh-oh, here comes that killjoy Waltersynonyms: spoilsport, wet blanket, damper, party pooper; prophet of doom. |
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vision
vision • noun 1. have good visionsynonyms: eyesight, sight, power of seeing; eyes. 2. the prophet saw a visionsynonyms: apparition, specter, phantom, ghost, wraith, phantasm, chimera, revelation. 3. saw wild horses in... |
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visionary
visionary • noun 1. ancient visionariessynonyms: mystic, seer, prophet. 2. too much of a visionary to run a businesssynonyms: dreamer, daydreamer, idealist, romantic, romanticist, fantasist, theorist, utopian. |
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Prophet 21 Inks Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Licensing Agreement.
...YARDLEY, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Prophet 21, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXXI) today announced...worldwide agreement is instrumental in Prophet 21's(R) delivery of a packaged business...platform in a single purchase direct from Prophet 21. As a result, the technology purchasing... |
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Prophet 21 Significantly Reduces EDI VAN Charges; Stellar Industrial Supply...
...BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2002 Prophet 21, through its Internet trading network...document. 70 Percent Savings Another Prophet 21 Trading Partner Connect member, Oliver...through the Internet trading network. "Prophet 21 is the only software provider in this... |
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Prophet 21 Offering Free Distribution Technology Seminars.
...Distribution Technology Seminars, sponsored by Prophet 21. Held throughout the United States...opportunity to see a live demonstration of a Prophet 21's enterprise software solution and...capabilities. For more than 36 years Prophet 21 has provided durable goods ... |
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...in technology and human resources." Prophet 21's Hardware Hosting option helps Coleman...and software upgrades and expansions to Prophet 21. "I need to dedicate each one of...with my solution, I call the experts at Prophet 21 and it's addressed almost immediately... |
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Nuer Prophets: A History of Prophecy from the Upper Nile in the Nineteenth...
...the 'seizures' of prophets provided that these...accepting a would-be prophet as being 'seized...might have been given to prophets after the event, precisely to define them as prophets. The reader will find...understanding the meanings of a ... |
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The Prophets.(Book review)
...Manner of Man is the Prophet," he says, "The significance of Israel's prophets lies not only in what...and writes that the prophet "is a person, not...his analysis of the prophets, he abstracts a composite...whom he calls "the prophet." ... |
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PROPHET ENHANCED OFFERS INCREASED FLEXIBILITY, SURVIVABILITY, COLLABORATION
...intelligence. With the delivery of the first Prophet Enhanced (program of record) to the...intelligence received a major boost. Prophet Enhanced serves as the Army's premier...success and lessons learned from preceding Prophet Systems including: Prophet ... |
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PROPHET ENHANCED OFFERS INCREASED FLEXIBILITY, SURVIVABILITY, COLLABORATION.
...intelligence. With the delivery of the first Prophet Enhanced (program of record) to the...intelligence received a major boost. Prophet Enhanced serves as the Army's premier...success and lessons learned from preceding Prophet Systems including: Prophet ... |
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Prophet 21 Joins The Microsoft Value Chain Initiative.
...YARDLEY, Pa., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Prophet 21, Inc., (Nasdaq: PXXI) a leading...its Windows NT(R)-based solution Prophet 21 Servent. VCI is a consortium of independent...efficiencies both domestically and globally. Prophet 21 Servent is an application suite of... |
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Prophet 21 Acquires Distributor Information Systems Corporation -DISC-;...
...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004 Prophet 21, the leading provider of technology...solutions for the distribution industry, Prophet 21 is constantly searching for ways to...operating costs," said Chuck Boyle, Prophet 21 president and CEO, in making the announcement... |
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