prophetesse

Middle English

Alternative forms

• prophetisse, prophetes, prophetese, prophetice, profetesse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prophetesse, from Latin prophētissa; equivalent to prophete +‎ -esse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔfɛːˈtɛs(ə)/, /prɔfɛˈtɛs(ə)/, /prɔfɛˈtis(ə)/

Noun

prophetesse

1. A female prophet; one who expounds upon a divine message or a purported one.
2. (rare) A female foreteller; a woman who divines or previews.

Descendants

• English: prophetess

References

• “prophē̆tesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-27.