prophetesse
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French prophetesse, from Latin prophētissa; equivalent to prophete + -esse.
Pronunciation
Noun
prophetesse
- A female prophet; one who expounds upon a divine message or a purported one.
- (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.
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