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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesprofetessa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: profetessa
"La profetessa avvertì la città del pericolo imminente."
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A woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration; a female prophet.
"In ancient times, people traveled from afar to seek wisdom from the revered prophetess."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French prophetesse, or from Late Latin prophetissa, feminine of propheta (see prophet).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "prophetess" is said worldwide
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prophétesse
Transliteration: prophétesse
"La prophétesse a prédit la venue de grands changements."
Prophetin
Transliteration: Prophetin
"Die Prophetin sprach zu den Menschen im Tempel."
profetessa
Transliteration: profetessa
"La profetessa avvertì la città del pericolo imminente."
profetisa
Transliteration: profetisa
"La profetisa reveló los secretos del futuro."
profetisa
Transliteration: profetisa
"A profetisa guiou o povo com suas palavras de sabedoria."
प्रवादिनी
Transliteration: pravadini
"भविष्यवक्ता महिला ने आने वाले समय के बारे में बताया।"
女先知
Transliteration: nǚ xiānzhī
"这位女先知预言了王国的命运。"
여예언자
Transliteration: yeo-ye-eon-ja
"그 여예언자는 백성들에게 경고의 메시지를 전했습니다."
女預言者
Transliteration: onna yogenja
"その女預言者は神殿で未来について語った。"
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