prophetess

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Etymology

From Middle English prophetesse, from Old French prophetesse, from Late Latin prophetissa. By surface analysis, prophet +‎ -ess.

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Noun

prophetess (plural prophetesses)

  1. 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.

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