foreteller
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The prophet was more than a foreteller, as is being continually insisted upon nowadays.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John by Alexander Maclaren
This was Khosrul,—the Prophet of a creed that was to revolutionize the world,—the fanatic for a faith as yet unrevealed to men,—the dauntless foreteller of the downfall of Al-Kyris and its King!
From Ardath by Marie Corelli
"As you've already reminded me, I am no foreteller of the future."
From The High School Boys' Training Hike by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
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 Morris Jastrow
In all high-strung Irish souls there is a bit of the old wife, the foreteller; the gift of prescience; and Kitty possessed this in a mild degree.
From The Drums of Jeopardy by Harold MacGrath
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