Definition of Prophetess

1. Noun. A woman prophet.

Specialized synonyms: Cassandra
Generic synonyms: Oracle, Prophesier, Prophet, Seer, Vaticinator

Definition of Prophetess

1. n. A female prophet.

Definition of Prophetess

1. Noun. A female prophet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prophetess

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prophetess

prophenoloxidases
prophesied
prophesier
prophesiers
prophesies
prophesieth
prophesize
prophesized
prophesizes
prophesizing
prophesy
prophesying
prophet
prophet of doom
propheteering
prophetess (current term)
prophetesses
prophethood
prophethoods
prophetic
prophetical
propheticality
prophetically
propheticalness
prophetick
prophetize
prophetized
prophetizes
prophetizing
prophetlike

Literary usage of Prophetess

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"PROLOGUE TO THE prophetess SPOKEN BY MR. BETTERTON [Dryden wrote the following prologue for a revival of Fletcher's prophetess, "with alterations and ..."

2. The Founders and Rulers of United Israel: From the Death of Moses to the by Charles Foster Kent (1908)
"That leader the Hebrews found in Deborah, who is rightly called, in the later tradition, a prophetess. This tradition suggests that she already enjoyed a ..."

3. The Founders and Rulers of United Israel: From the Death of Moses to the by Charles Foster Kent (1908)
"That leader the Hebrews found in Deborah, who is rightly called, in the later tradition, a prophetess. This tradition suggests that she already enjoyed a ..."

4. Mesmerism and Its Opponents by George Sandby (1848)
"MARGARET MICHELSON, THE prophetess OF THE COVENANTERS. ... THE MESMERIC prophetess. — THE SLEEPING HAYMAKER. THE SLEEPING SOLDIER. ..."

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