foreteller
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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
"I am what you might call a mind reader, a mystic, a foreteller of future events."
From Jack Ranger's Western Trip Or, from Boarding School to Ranch and Range by Clarence Young
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 H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
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
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 James Richardson
