prophetess
Example Sentences
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This immortal masterpiece, the “Jayaparajaya,” is the work of a prophetess named Pampa Kampana who died in 1565 at the age of 247.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2023
Olive sees her as a prophetess of the new order, given proper coaching.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2018
It venerates Deborah the prophetess judge and the entrepreneurial Lydia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 20, 2018
Lozen An Apache warrior and prophetess, Lozen was the sister of the great chief Victorio, living in Arizona in the mid 19th century.
From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015
The Pythoness, Apollo’s priestess and prophetess, had found him one morning, a little baby, lying on the temple stairway, and had brought him up as tenderly as a mother.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
