prophethood

Divine messenger status

Prophethood is the state or condition of being a prophet—one who speaks divine messages or foretells the future.

The term appears most often in religious contexts, particularly Islamic theology, where it describes the office and mission of prophets from Adam through Muhammad: The prophethood of Moses is recognized in all three Abrahamic faiths.

Also spelled prophetship.

calling

vocation

Dedicated career path

missionPurpose-driven task
anointingCeremonial oil application
commissioningOrdering work to be made

mantle · chosen · appointment · ordination · messenger · envoy · apostleship · ministry · burden · witness

spiritual

holiness

Sacred spiritual purity

righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
pietySincere religious devotion
devotionDeep, loyal commitment

faith · sanctity · asceticism · fasting · prayer · meditation · intercession · blessing · miracles · signs

revelation

visions

Imagined or prophetic sights

scriptureSacred religious writings
theophanyVisible appearance of deity
inspirationSource of creative impulse

apocalypse · foretelling · premonition · epiphany · oracle · dreams · utterance · word · signs · wonders

lineage

Abraham

First Hebrew patriarch

MosesHebrew prophet, liberator
JesusChristian faith's divine son
IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book

Muhammad · Elijah · Jeremiah · Ezekiel · Daniel · Nathan · Samuel · Jonah · Zarathustra · Zoroaster

persecution

rejection

Denial of acceptance

exileBanishment from homeland
martyrdomSuffering for conviction
sufferingSustained experience of distress

trial · mockery · stoning · imprisonment · steadfastness · patience · vindication · followers · disciples · opposition

prophethood

vocation

holiness

visions

Abraham

rejection

prophethood

Opposites

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