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

It venerates Deborah the prophetess judge and the entrepreneurial Lydia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 20, 2018

Subliminal Theatre Movement Bazaar puts a contemporary spin on the ancient tale of the Trojan princess and prophetess Cassandra.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2015

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

To him, only the heroic male nude possessed the physical monumentality necessary to express the awesome power of figures such as this mythical prophetess.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson