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Definition of the Prophet
—used as another name for Muhammad, the founder of Islam
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prophetplay Prophet
: one who utters divinely inspired revelations: such as
: the writer of one of the prophetic books of the Bible
: one regarded by a group of followers as the final authoritative revealer of God's will
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