PROPHET in a Sentence
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41 example sentences for PROPHET, such as:
1. A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
2. Now, then, be the prophet and the fulfiller one.
3. The prophet is as ready to tell them the meaning of it.
4. A young girl in the village experienced a prophetic vision.
5. Her early achievements were prophetic of her future greatness.
2. Now, then, be the prophet and the fulfiller one.
3. The prophet is as ready to tell them the meaning of it.
4. A young girl in the village experienced a prophetic vision.
5. Her early achievements were prophetic of her future greatness.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of PROPHET
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prophet
n. someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God
n. an authoritative person who divines the future
Classic Sentence: (34 in 3 pages)
1 But poorly could I withstand them, much as in other moods I was almost ready to smile at the solemn whimsicalities of that outlandish prophet of the wharves.
2 Now, then, be the prophet and the fulfiller one.
3 The one called Lucas was a mild and meek-looking little gentleman of clerical aspect; he had been an itinerant evangelist, it transpired, and had seen the light and become a prophet of the new dispensation.
4 A solemn and respectful silence succeeded this incoherent burst from the lips of the Delaware prophet.
5 A serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree.
6 You must go to the house of Hades and of dread Proserpine to consult the ghost of the blind Theban prophet Teiresias, whose reason is still unshaken.
7 '"'Mother,' said I, 'I was forced to come here to consult the ghost of the Theban prophet Teiresias.'
8 Then I remembered what the blind Theban prophet Teiresias had told me, and how carefully Aeaean Circe had warned me to shun the island of the blessed sun-god.
9 I don't care about knuckling under to any man, as these folk do to their darned prophet.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER III. JOHN FERRIER TALKS WITH THE PROPHET
10 It had been impossible to find a man in the Jerusalem of the prophet, though there were thousands of male humans.
11 Also, on the other hand, that it will never cause him to be applauded as a prophet, revered as a priest, or exalted as a king.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 2 The New Course Causes Disappointment
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 2 The New Course Causes Disappointment
12 Noirtier was a true prophet, and things progressed rapidly, as he had predicted.
13 "He must be a prophet, then," said Valentine, smiling.
14 I thought of telling the prophet that art had a soul, but that man had not.
15 The people imagine that, when it thunders, the prophet Ilya's riding across the sky in his chariot.
Example Sentence:
1 He described how the prophet Samuel to anoint David with oil, crown him king of Israel.
2 The prophet is as ready to tell them the meaning of it.
3 A prophet is not recognized in his own land.
4 A young girl in the village experienced a prophetic vision.
5 He had a prophetic dream about a train crash the night before the rail disaster.
6 Her early achievements were prophetic of her future greatness.
7 I have no magical prophetic powers; when I predict what will happen, I base my predictions on common sense.