prophetess
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English prophetesse, from Old French prophetesse, from Late Latin prophetissa. By surface analysis, prophet + -ess.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
prophetess (plural prophetesses, masculine prophet)
- A female prophet.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 138:
- What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy.
Translations[edit]
female prophet
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