English Explanatory Dictionary

major prophet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the five longer prophetic books in the Old Testament: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, or Daniel.

Word forms

major prophet major prophets

Etymology

From major (“greater, longer”) + prophet. The term derived from the greater length of these books of the Bible, as compared to the much shorter minor prophets.

Antonyms

minor prophet
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