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Prophet vs Elijah - What's the difference?

prophet | elijah |

As proper nouns the difference between prophet and elijah

is that prophet is any of the prophets mentioned in the Bible, especially an author of one of the Prophets while Elijah is an Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.

As a noun prophet

is someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

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

    elijah

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (religion) An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions
  • .

    • Quotations

    * : *: Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD; And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. * 2005 Valerie Paradiz: Elijah's Cup ISBN 184310802X page 102: *: "That's wonderful! What's his name?" /"Elijah ." /"Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!" / "Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it."

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * Elias, Eliot, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis