prophetess
English
/pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/
noun
Definitions
- A female prophet.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English prophetesse derived from Old French prophetesse derived from Latin prophetissa suffix from English prophet.
Origin
English
prophet
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- piss-prophet English
- prophet English
- prophethood English
- prophetism English
- prophetization English
- prophetlike English
- prophetship English
- pseudoprophet English
- prophetissa Latin
- prophēta Latin
- prophētissa Latin
- prophete Middle English
- prophetesse Middle English
- prophetesse Old French
- profet Tok Pisin