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prophet

[prof-it] / ˈprɒf ɪt /


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The three-part BBC Disclosure documentary Charmain and the prophet will begin on BBC Two at 22:00 on Monday 13 April.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

It is set at a biographical turning point: 1147, when Hildegard’s transcribed visions were submitted to the pope, who would declare her either a prophet or a heretic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Hours earlier, AFP reporters met a man who introduced himself as a prophet, Stephen Benson Nundu.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

Two, a prophet is without honor in his own country.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025

When the prophet Brigham Young reached the base of the Wasatch Mountains, he reportedly declared, “This is the place.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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