prophetess

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/

Noun

1. A female prophet.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 138:

     What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy.

Translations

• French: prophétesse
• German: Prophetin
• Italian: profetessa
• Portuguese: profetisa
• Russian: проро́чица
• Spanish: profetisa

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