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Presentiment vs Prophet - What's the difference?

presentiment | prophet |

As a noun presentiment

is a premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.

As a proper noun prophet is

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

presentiment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A premonition; a feeling that something, often of undesirable nature, is going to happen.
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  • * 1973 , Sidney Sheldon, The Other Side of Midnight :
    • Everything on the surface appeared to be just as it ought to be. And yet Constantin Demiris still felt that vague sense of unease, a presentiment of trouble.

    Synonyms

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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