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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprophétesse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: profetɛs
"La prophétesse a prédit l'avenir du pays."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A female prophet, seer, or woman gifted with the ability to foresee the future.
"The ancient myth describes a wise seeress who predicted the fall of the kingdom." - 2
A woman who practices divination or claims supernatural insight into spiritual matters.
"Visitors traveled from afar to consult the village seeress regarding their destinies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by suffixing the feminine agent marker '-ess' to the noun 'seer', which originates from the Middle English verb 'seeren' (to see). The root traces back to Old English 'sēon', ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic '*sehwaną'. The specific feminine derivative gained traction in literary and romanticized contexts during the 19th century to denote a female prophet or clairvoyant.
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prophétesse
Transliteration: profetɛs
"La prophétesse a prédit l'avenir du pays."
Seherin
Transliteration: ˈzeːəʁɪn
"Die Seherinblickte in die ferne Zukunft."
profetessa
Transliteration: profetˈessa
"La profetessa ha letto i segni nel cielo."
vidente
Transliteration: biˈdente
"La vidente predijo el eclipse solar."
vidente
Transliteration: viˈdẽtʃi
"A vidente leu as cartas para o viajante."
भविष्यवक्ता
Transliteration: bhavishyavakta
"भविष्यवक्ता ने आने वाले समय के बारे में बताया।"
女先知
Transliteration: nǚ xiān zhī
"女先知预言了王国的命运。"
여예언자
Transliteration: yeo-ye-eon-ja
"그 여예언자는 왕국의 미래를 예견했다."
女預言者
Transliteration: onna yogen-sha
"女預言者が王国の未来を予言した。"
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