seeress

[seer-is]

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noun

a woman who prophesies future events.

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Origin of seeress

First recorded in 1835–45; seer¹ + -ess

Usage note

See -ess.

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Related Words

witch seer prognosticator diviner medium sibyl astrologer forecaster reader wizard bard fortuneteller soothsayer oracle augur auspex magus clairvoyant sorcerer druid

Examples from the Web for seeress

Historical Examples

I wasn't in any mood to get married, and least of all to a seeress.
Vigorish
Gordon Randall Garrett
Here, then, we behold a new phase of Circe, that of the seeress into the Beyond.
Homer's Odyssey
Denton J. Snider
This fact was not, however, within the knowledge of the seeress.
How to Read the Crystal
Sepharial
But this I, the seeress, do know right well, for it was revealed to me in a dream.
HE
Andrew Lang
"Tell me something of the past," said Phil, with a view of testing the knowledge of the seeress.
The Errand Boy
Horatio Alger