prophetess
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proph·et·ess
(prŏf′ĭ-tĭs)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.
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proph•et•ess
(ˈprɒf ɪ tɪs)n.
1. a woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
2. a woman who foretells the future.
3. a woman who speaks for some doctrine, cause, or movement.
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prophetess
nounA person who foretells future events by or as if by supernatural means:
augur, auspex, diviner, foreteller, haruspex, prophesier, prophet, seer, sibyl, soothsayer, vaticinator.
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prophetess
n → Prophetin f
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