Mary is a seer.
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Seer
/sɪə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "seer" (154 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Noun(11 words)
astrologeraugurauthoritybeholderbird-watcherbystandercalamity howlercassandraclairvoyantcrystal gazerdaydreamerdivinatordivinerdivineressdoctordon quixotedreamerdreamer of dreamsdrugstore cowboydruid
Strong matches (46)
elderelder statesmanenthusiastescapisteyewitnessforecasterforeknowerforeseerforeshowerforetellerfortune tellerfortune-tellerfortunetellergapergazergazer-ongeomancergirl watchergirl-watchergoggler
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great soulguruharuspexidealistilluminateintellectintellectualkibitzerlookerlooker-onlotus eaterlotus-eaterlover of wisdommagicianmahatmaman of intellectman of wisdommandarinmaster
Related words (77)
mastermindmentorobserverogleronlookeroraclepalmistpasserbyperceiverpercipientphilosopherpredictorprefigurerpresagerprognosticatorprophesierprophetprophet of doomprophetesspsychic
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pythonessquixoterabbireligious prophetsrhapsodistrishiromancerromanticromanticistsagesapientsavantscholarseeresssibylsidewalk superintendentsoothsayerspectatorspectatressspectatrixstaretsteleviewertelevision-viewerthinkertv-viewerutopianutopianistutopianizervatesvideo-gazerviewervisionarywatcherweather prophetwise manwise old manwishful thinkerwitness
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6 entriesancient seerfamous seergifted seerlocal seernoted seerseasoned seer
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3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
"Nor in my madness kept my purpose low, / but vowed, if e'er should happier chance invite, / and bring me home a conqueror, even so / my comrade's death with vengeance to requite. / My words aroused his wrath; thence evil's earliest blight. / Thenceforth Ulysses sought with slanderous tongue / to daunt me, scattering in the people's ear / dark hints, and looked for partners of his wrong; / nor rested, till with Calchas' aid, the seer..."
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"Then straight Ulysses, 'mid tumultuous cries, / drags Calchas forth, and bids the seer unfold / the dark and doubtful meaning of the skies. / Many e'en then the schemer's crime foretold, / and, silent, saw my destiny unrolled."
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"Ten days the seer, as shrinking to reply / or name a victim, did the doom withhold."
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