Prophetess
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female prophet.
"What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy."
- 2 a woman prophet wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"How dare you insult the prophetess Mary!"
Etymology
From Middle English prophetesse, from Old French prophetesse, from Late Latin prophetissa. By surface analysis, prophet + -ess.