prophetess
Example Sentences
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Prophetess Andrea Davis, 72, said she was in her house when she heard what sounded like firecrackers.
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022
The producers are said to be keen for Judi Dench to take the role of Anna the Prophetess, a widow somewhere between 84 and 105 years old.
From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2012
A classic example of tactical guile was offered by the Prophetess Deborah in her battle with the Canaanite general, Sisera.
From Time Magazine Archive
She had nothing whatever to do with organizing the Fair nor was she its "Prophetess."
From Time Magazine Archive
The whole sect extended until, in 1813, it numbered no less than one hundred thousand members, signed and “sealed”—Mr. Sharp occupying a most conspicuous position at the very footstool of the Prophetess.
From The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages by Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor)
