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seeress

seeress noun: a female seer, soothsayer or diviner.

Noun

seeress (plural seeresses)

  1. A female seer, soothsayer or diviner
    • Following the old pagan form she sits a moment upon him in token of surrender, like the Delphian seeress on Apollo’s tripod. After receiving the breath of his spirit, the sacrament of his love, she purifies herself with like formal solemnity. Thenceforth she is a living altar.1863, Jules Michelet, La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages translated by Lionel J. Trotter
    • As the seeress stood irresolute the tall young secretary half rose and whispered something in her ear.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Forms of seeress

pluralseeresses

Origin of seeress

From seer + -ess.

Questions about seeress

What does seeress mean?
Seeress means a female seer, soothsayer or diviner.
What part of speech is seeress?
Seeress is a noun.
What is the plural of seeress?
The plural of seeress is seeresses.

Words near seeress in the dictionary

  1. seerbetties
  2. seerbund
  3. seerbunds
  4. seercraft
  5. Seereer
  6. seeress
  7. seeresses
  8. seerfish
  9. seerfishes
  10. seerhand
  11. seerhands

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