Definitions of prophetess
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a woman prophet
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examples:
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Cassandra
(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed
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type of:
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oracle, prophesier, prophet, seer, vaticinator
an authoritative person who divines the future
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Cassandra
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