Proph″et (?), n. [F. prophète, L. propheta, fr. Gr. �, literally, one who speaks for another, especially, one who speaks for a god an interprets his will to man, fr. � to say beforehand; � for, before + � to say or speak. See Fame.]
1. One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a foreteller.
2. One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.
3. An interpreter; a spokesman. Ex. vii. 1.
4. (Zoöl.) A mantis.
School of the prophets(Anc. Jewish Hist.), a school or college in which young men were educated and trained for public teachers or members of the prophetic order. These students were called sons of the prophets.