Minor Prophet

American  

noun

1. any of a group of Old Testament prophets that includes Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

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Minor Prophet

From Major Prophet Marx to Minor Prophet H. G. Wells there has been a swarm of soothsayers laying down the law, but rarely have their tables of stone weathered the drizzle of a single generation.

From Time Magazine Archive

"A Minor Prophet" was written in 1865, "Two Lovers" in 1866, and "Oh may I join the Choir Invisible" in 1867.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by George Willis Cooke

In "A Minor Prophet" she has presented her conception of human advancement, and tenderly expressed her sympathy with all humble, imperfect lives.

From George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy by George Willis Cooke

Many persons will probably pronounce "A Minor Prophet" the gem of this little collection, and it is certainly interesting, for a great many reasons.

From Views and Reviews by Henry James

But what was one to make of that story of the chanting voice, and the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and the chapter out of some unknown Minor Prophet?

From The Terror A Mystery by Arthur Machen

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