prophetess

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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proph·et·ess /ˌprɒfəˈtes $ ˈprɑːfɪtəs/ noun [countable] RRa woman who people believe has been sent by God to lead them 女先知

Examples from the Corpus

prophetess• The best known was that which followed the Devonshire prophetess Joanna Southcott.• Then, together, prophetess and hero started on their journey.

proph·et·ess nounChineseSyllable

sent people who woman Corpus believe has a been

prophetess
proph‧et‧ess /ˌprɒfəˈtes, ˌprɒfɪˈtes $ ˈprɑːfətəs/

noun [countable] old use
a woman who people believe has been sent by God to lead them

proph·et·ess

BrE

/ˈprɒfɪtes/

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/ˌprɒfɪˈtes/

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NAmE

/ˈprɑːfətes/

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noun

a woman who is a

prophet

(1,3,4) 女预言家；女倡导者