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prophetess

/prof-i-tis/US // ˈprɒf ɪ tɪs //

女先知,女预言家,预言家,先知

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
    • : a woman who foretells future events.
    • : a woman who is aspokesperson of some doctrine, cause, or movement.
    • : the wife or female companion of a prophet.

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Examples

  • To whom the prophetess, seeing his neck now bristle with horrid snakes, flings a soporific cake of honey and medicated grain.

  • Erythræ was the native place of the Sibyl, an ancient inspired prophetess.

  • We were halted in front of one of the "pyes," and directly opposite the house of the prophetess.

  • We were conducted, through an inconsiderable place, to the town where the prophetess resided.

  • Their prophetess had been duly consulted, and the assistance of their divinity had been implored with great formality.