prophetess

/ˈprɑfədəs/
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Other forms: prophetesses

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