Word of the Day:
prophetess
What It Means
A female prophet.
Prophetess in Context
“What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English prophetesse, from Old French prophetesse, from Late Latin prophetissa. By surface analysis, prophet + -ess.
Source and license
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