seeress
[ seer-is ]
noun
a woman who prophesies future events.
Origin of seeress
1usage note For seeress
See -ess.
Words Nearby seeress
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How to use seeress in a sentence
She refrained from adding that she did not intend to make use of the seeress's gift for her own benefit.
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel WilliamsonNot one woman said to herself that she had been tricked into giving the seeress a "lead."
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel WilliamsonThe mysterious current had been severed by the diversion, and had slowly to be rewoven by the seeress's will.
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel WilliamsonIt was forbidden to speak to the seeress in the midst of a vision, but Constance forgot in the strain of her excitement.
The Second Latchkey | Charles Norris Williamson and Alice Muriel WilliamsonMrs. Crane's face, as she gazed upward, her eyes filled with tears, was like that of a seeress or prophetess.
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