Prophetess

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pɹɒfɪˈtÉ›s/

Origin

From prophet + -ess.

Full definition of prophetess

Noun

1. A female prophet.
• 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 138:What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy.

Anagrams

• oppresseth