foreteller

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Originally the prophet was a foreteller and acted under the inspiration of a god, a divine seizure that was allied to madness.

From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris

In all high-strung Irish souls there is a bit of the old wife, the foreteller; the gift of prescience; and Kitty possessed this in a mild degree.

From The Drums of Jeopardy by MacGrath, Harold

This was Khosrul,—the Prophet of a creed that was to revolutionize the world,—the fanatic for a faith as yet unrevealed to men,—the dauntless foreteller of the downfall of Al-Kyris and its King!

From Ardath by Corelli, Marie

But I have heard say that prophetes means, not a foreteller, but an out-teller—one who declares the will of a deity, and interprets his oracles. 

From Yeast: a Problem by Kingsley, Charles

The prophet was more than a foreteller, as is being continually insisted upon nowadays.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Maclaren, Alexander