foreteller

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And you, O priest, the foreteller, foretell for yourself if you can, Foretell the hour of the day when the Vais shall burst on your clan!

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 14 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

The despised flower was by this raised to the position of a prophet, or foreteller of events.

From Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales First Series by Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian)

This woman for many years was a foreteller of future events.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James

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

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