prophet(ess)

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• proph|et|ess — «PROF uh tihs», noun. a woman prophet …   Useful english dictionary

• prophetess — /prof i tis/, n. 1. a woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration. 2. a woman who foretells future events. 3. a woman who is aspokesperson of some doctrine, cause, or movement. 4. the wife or female companion of a prophet. [1250 …   Universalium

• Erythraean Sibyl — The Erythraean Sibyl, by the name of Herophile, [Giovanni Boccaccio’s Famous Women translated by Virginia Brown 2001; Cambridge and London, Harvard University Press; ISBN 0 674 01130 9; p. 42] was the prophetess of classical antiquity presiding… …   Wikipedia

• February 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) — Feb. 2 Eastern Orthodox Church calendar Feb. 4Fixed commemorationsAll fixed commemorations below are observed on February 16 by Old Calendaristsaints*Holy and Righteous Simeon the God receiver and Anna the Prophetess *Prophet Azarias (10th… …   Wikipedia

• killjoy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spoilsport, wet blanket, party pooper, grinch; Cassandra, prophet[ess] of doom. See dejection, destiny. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *wet blanket, spoilsport, *gloomy Gus, *partypooper, *prophet… …   English dictionary for students

• Sibyl — The word sibyl probably comes (via Latin) from the Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. (Other schools of thought suggest that the word may have come from Arabic.) The earlier oracular seeresses known as the sibyls of antiquity, who… …   Wikipedia

• Princess Zelda — General CVG character width = 260px name = Princess Zelda caption = Princess Zelda, as seen in . series = The Legend of Zelda series firstgame = The Legend of Zelda (1986) creator = Shigeru Miyamoto artist = voiceactor = Cyndy Preston (TV series) …   Wikipedia

• Heavenly Mother (Latter Day Saints) — In some branches of the Latter Day Saint movement, Heavenly Mother or Mother in Heaven is the mother of human spirits and the wife of God the Father. Those who accept the Mother in Heaven doctrine trace its origins to the movement s founder… …   Wikipedia

• Hellespontine Sibyl — The Hellespontine Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle at Dardania. The Sibyl is sometimes referred to as the Trojan Sibyl.The word Sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Latin word sibylla , meaning prophetess. There… …   Wikipedia

• Etruscan Sibyl — The Etruscan Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle.The word Sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. There were many Sibyls in the ancient world, but the Etruscan Sibyl predicted the …   Wikipedia

• Persian Sibyl — The Persian Sibyl was the prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle. The Sibyl is sometimes referred to as the Babylonian Sibyl.The word Sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. There were… …   Wikipedia