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Definition of prophetess - 2 dictionary results

proph⋅et⋅ess

  [prof-i-tis]
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–noun
1. a woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
2. a woman who foretells future events.
3. a woman who is aspokesperson of some doctrine, cause, or movement.
4. the wife or female companion of a prophet.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME prophetesse < OF < LL prophētissa. See prophet, -ess

Usage note:
See -ess.
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proph·et·ess   (prŏf'ĭ-tĭs)   
n.  

  1. A woman who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.

  2. A woman predictor; a woman soothsayer.

  3. The chief spokeswoman of a movement or cause. See Usage Note at -ess.

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