prophète
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French prophete, from Old French prophete, from Latin prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “one who speaks for a god”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to tell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
prophète m (plural prophètes, feminine prophétesse)
- prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)
- Pour l'historien des religions, le prophète fait partie, avec le roi, le sorcier ou le prêtre, de ceux qui ont reçu le « mana », c'est-à-dire la puissance (...) certains traits de son activité l'apparentent aux devins, aux magiciens, aux derviches, aux chamanes, etc. (Encyclopédie universelle, t.13 1972)
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Descendants
- → Romanian: profet
Further reading
- “prophète”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
- “prophète” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.