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prophetess
[ prof-i-tis ]
noun
- a woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- a woman who foretells future events.
- a woman who is aspokesperson of some doctrine, cause, or movement.
- the wife or female companion of a prophet.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prophetess1
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Example Sentences
To whom the prophetess, seeing his neck now bristle with horrid snakes, flings a soporific cake of honey and medicated grain.
Erythræ was the native place of the Sibyl, an ancient inspired prophetess.
We were halted in front of one of the "pyes," and directly opposite the house of the prophetess.
We were conducted, through an inconsiderable place, to the town where the prophetess resided.
Their prophetess had been duly consulted, and the assistance of their divinity had been implored with great formality.
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