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Prescient vs Prophet - What's the difference?

prescient | prophet |

As an adjective prescient

is having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience.

As a proper noun prophet is

any of the prophets mentioned in the bible, especially an author of one of the prophets.

prescient

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having knowledge of events before they take place; possessing or exhibiting prescience.

    • Anagrams

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    prophet

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.
    • Muslims believe that Muhammad was the final prophet sent to mankind.
  • Someone who predicts the future; a soothsayer.

    • Derived terms

    * prophecy * prophesise, prophesize nonstandard * prophesy * prophetess