prophetess
Americannoun
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a woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
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a woman who foretells future events.
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a woman who is aspokesperson of some doctrine, cause, or movement.
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the wife or female companion of a prophet.
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of prophetess
1250–1300; Middle English prophetesse < Old French < Late Latin prophētissa. See prophet, -ess
Example Sentences
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Olive sees her as a prophetess of the new order, given proper coaching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
It venerates Deborah the prophetess judge and the entrepreneurial Lydia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2018
“She has overturned heaven and earth for us,” a young prophetess announces.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2017
Lozen An Apache warrior and prophetess, Lozen was the sister of the great chief Victorio, living in Arizona in the mid 19th century.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2015
The weak, unsteady light placed shadows under her mouth and in the sockets of her eyes, making the face impersonal with majesty, like the face of a prophetess, or like a mask.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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