foreteller

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What foreteller of spear-shower E'en within this nigh-passed hour, Swift through the rough weather rode Past the gate of this abode?

From The Story of Grettir the Strong by Morris, William

Then, again, the word prophet has come to be associated with the thought of a foreteller of future events.

From Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series by Macpherson, Hector Carsewell

"As you've already reminded me, I am no foreteller of the future."

From The High School Boys' Training Hike by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)

As a business adviser or foreteller of the Future, I don't think he is excelled.

From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence

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