prophetess

[prof-i-tis]

noun

1. a woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.

2. a woman who foretells future events.

3. a woman who is aspokesperson of some doctrine, cause, or movement.

4. the wife or female companion of a prophet.

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prophetess¹

1250–1300; Middle English prophetesse < Old French < Late Latin prophētissa. See prophet, -ess