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prophetess

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proph·et·ess  (prf-ts)
n.
1. A woman who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.
2. A woman predictor; a woman soothsayer.
3. The chief spokeswoman of a movement or cause. See Usage Note at -ess.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prophetessprophetess - a woman prophet                      
oracle, prophesier, prophet, vaticinator, seer - an authoritative person who divines the future
Translations
prophetess [ˈprɒfɪtɪs] N → profetisa f
prophetess
n → Prophetin f
prophetess [ˈprɒfɪtɪs] n → profetessa
prophetess [ˈprɒfɪtɪs] n → profetessa


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Hannah `felt in her bones' that it was going to be an unusually fine day, and she proved herself a true prophetess, for everybody and everything seemed bound to produce a grand success.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
She might, in one of her phases, have been a prophetess.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Deborah, the prophetess, told Barak to take ten thousand men and sally forth against another King Jabin who had been doing something.
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