prophetess
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English prophetesse, from Old French prophetesse, from Late Latin prophetissa. By surface analysis, prophet + -ess.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]prophetess (plural prophetesses)
- A female prophet.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 138:
- What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy.
Translations
[edit]female prophet
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- en:Divination
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