Prophet (disambiguation)
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A prophet
is a person who is believed to speak through divine inspiration.
Prophet may also refer to:
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
is a person who is believed to speak through divine inspiration.
Prophet may also refer to:
People named "Prophet"
- Chuck ProphetChuck ProphetChuck Prophet is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. A Californian, Prophet first achieved notice in the American psychedelic/desert rock group Green on Red, with whom he toured and recorded in the 1980s...
(born 1963), American musician - David ProphetDavid ProphetDavid Prophet was a British racing driver from England. He participated in two Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 28 December 1963. He scored no championship points...
(1937–1981), English Formula One driver of the mid-1960s - Elizabeth Clare ProphetElizabeth Clare ProphetElizabeth Clare Prophet was an American spiritual author and lecturer who was the leader of The Summit Lighthouse and Church Universal and Triumphant, a New Age religious movement which gained media attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s while preparing for potential nuclear disaster.During...
(1939–2009), former leader of the New Age new religious movement The Summit Lighthouse
People referred to as "The Prophet" as a title
"The Prophet" can mean:- MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
, also known as Al-Nabi (The Prophet), regarded by most Muslims as the last prophet of God - ZoroasterZoroasterZoroaster , also known as Zarathustra , was a prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism who was either born in North Western or Eastern Iran. He is credited with the authorship of the Yasna Haptanghaiti as well as the Gathas, hymns which are at the liturgical core of Zoroastrianism...
(or Zarathushtra), founder of Zoroastrianism sometimes referred to simply as "The Prophet" - TenskwatawaTenskwatawaTenskwatawa, was a Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee tribe, known as The Prophet or the Shawnee Prophet. He was the brother of Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee...
, Shawnee leader also called "The Prophet" or "The Shawnee Prophet" - WabokieshiekWabokieshiekWabokieshiek was an important Native American of the Ho-Chunk and Sauk tribes in 19th century Illinois, playing a key role in the Black Hawk War of 1832...
, Ho-Chunk leader also called "The Prophet" or "The Winnebago Prophet"
Fiction
- The Prophet (book)The Prophet (book)The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work...
, 1923 collection of poetry by Khalil Gibran - Prophet (novel), 1992 Christian novel by Frank E. Peretti
- Prophet (Star Trek)Prophet (Star Trek)In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Prophets, also known as Wormhole Aliens, are non-corporeal beings who inhabit the artificially constructed Bajoran wormhole which connects a distant point in the Gamma Quadrant to the Alpha Quadrant, near the planet of Bajor and the space station Deep Space...
, alien race in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Race part of the CovenantCovenant (Halo)The Covenant are a fictional theocratic military alliance of alien races who serve as the main antagonists in the Halo video game series. They are composed of a variety of diverse species, united under the religious worship of the enigmatic Forerunners and their belief that Forerunner ringworlds...
in the Halo game series - The shortened name of the Daily Prophet newspaper of the Harry Potter novels
- Laurence "Prophet" Barnes, the leader of Raptor Team in the 2007 FPS CrysisCrysisCrysis is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek , published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, and released in November 2007. It is the first game of a trilogy. A separate game entitled Crysis Warhead was released on September 12, 2008, and follows similar...
and returning in Crysis 2Crysis 2Crysis 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek, published by Electronic Arts and released in North America, Australia, and Europe in March 2011 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360...
Music
- Prophet (Oliver Lake album)Prophet (Oliver Lake album)Prophet is an album by American jazz saxophonist Oliver Lake recorded in 1980 for the Italian Black Saint label. The album is a tribute to Eric Dolphy-Reception:...
, 1980 - Prophet (Prophet album)Prophet (Prophet album)Prophet is the self-titled debut album by the band Prophet released in 1985. It features then future Danger Danger lead vocalist Ted Poley on co-lead vocals and drums.-Side one:# "Street Secrets" # "Heart Of The Night"...
, 1985 - Prophet (Jerusalem album),
- Prophet (band)Prophet (band)Prophet was an American Melodic Rock band from New Jersey, United States. The last lineup of the group was Russell Arcara , Dave DiPietro , Ken Dubman , Scott Metaxas , Joe Zujkowski and Jim Callahan...
, an American Melodic Rock band from New Jersey, United States - Le prophèteLe prophèteLe prophète is an opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer. The French-language libretto was by Eugène Scribe.-Performance history:...
(or The Prophet), 1849 opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer - The Prophet (musician)The Prophet (musician)Dov J. Elkabas alias DJ The Prophet is a Dutch DJ/producer and one of the Dutch leading gabber and hardstyle DJs. The Prophet is also the owner of the largest hardstyle record labels, Scantraxx.-Biography:...
(born 1968), Dutch gabber and hardstyle DJ and producer - The Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 and Prophet-10, two synthesizers by Sequential Circuits
- The Prophet '08Prophet '08The Prophet '08 is a polyphonic analog synthesizer created by Dave Smith of St. Helena, California, USA, for Dave Smith Instruments , released in late 2007...
, modern Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 recreation by Dave Smith Instruments - CapletonCapletonCapleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...
Others
- The Prophet (newspaper)The Prophet (newspaper)The Prophet was a local Latter Day Saint newspaper in New York City, New York, USA. The first editor of the paper was William Smith, and the periodical was printed from 1844 to 1845....
, New York City periodical published from 1844–1845 - A ProphetA ProphetA Prophet is a 2009 French prison film directed by Jacques Audiard. Audiard claims that the film aims at "creating icons, images for people who don't have images in movies, like the Arabs in France," though he also had stated that the film "has nothing to do with his vision of society," and is a...
, 2009 French film - Prophet River, British ColumbiaProphet River, British ColumbiaProphet River is a First Nations reserve community of the Dunne-za people in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, located at Mile 233 on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, about 54 miles south of Fort Nelson. The community observes Mountain Standard Time year-round, while Fort Nelson observes...
, aboriginal community in Canada - Prophet Systems, subsidiary company of Clear Channel Communications that produces radio automation systems.
See also
- Prophecy (disambiguation)Prophecy (disambiguation)Prophecy is a prediction or the disclosure of information that is not known to the prophet by any ordinary means.Prophecy may also refer to:* Prophecy , a prediction made by Sybill Trelawney in the Harry Potter series by J. K...
- Propheteer (disambiguation)Propheteer (disambiguation)Propheteer or propheteering can mean:*Propheteering, the practice of claiming to be a prophet in order to make money*Propheteer, a player of prediction games*Max Apple's novel The Propheteers...
- Profit (disambiguation)Profit (disambiguation)Profit may refer to:* Profit , the difference between the purchase price and the costs of bringing to market* Profit , has two related but distinct meanings: Normal profit and Economic profit...