Prophetlike
Prophetlike is an adjective used to describe persons, utterances, or works that resemble or evoke the character of a prophet. In theological and literary criticism, a prophetlike figure typically claims or embodies some form of divine inspiration, conveys messages of judgment or guidance, and acts as a social critic or reformer. The term is also used more loosely in secular discourse to describe speakers whose rhetoric is interpreted as authoritative or visionary, even when no religious claim is attached.
The word is formed from prophet and the suffix -like, indicating resemblance. It is a productive neologism
In religious studies, scholars may describe a biblical, prophetic, or visionary figure as prophetlike when their
See also: prophetic, prophecy, oracle, revelation, visionary.