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Recent Examples of prophetess
The Christie’s red chalk drawing of the foot was likely done from a live model, with Michelangelo showing the elegance of the Libyan Sibyl prophetess through her dramatically arched foot.
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Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Positioning Robin as an unheeded prophetess and an eventual participant in Ethan’s undoing is a smart way to explore the sexism of the media world at the time.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
The words belong to Cassandra, the Trojan prophetess doomed to be disbelieved.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Hecuba, the queen, goes to the wily Odysseus; her daughter-in-law Andromache, Hector’s widow, to Achilles’ son, Pyrrhus; and her daughter Cassandra, a prophetess doomed never to be believed, to the victorious general Agamemnon.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
Toren, with nearly 400 titles to her name and several awards for narration, can sound like prophetess of trees.
—Jenni Laidman, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2018
But things did not turn out as the prophetess dreamed.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
Anna Swartwood House, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
Positioning Robin as an unheeded prophetess and an eventual participant in Ethan’s undoing is a smart way to explore the sexism of the media world at the time.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
The words belong to Cassandra, the Trojan prophetess doomed to be disbelieved.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Hecuba, the queen, goes to the wily Odysseus; her daughter-in-law Andromache, Hector’s widow, to Achilles’ son, Pyrrhus; and her daughter Cassandra, a prophetess doomed never to be believed, to the victorious general Agamemnon.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2021
Toren, with nearly 400 titles to her name and several awards for narration, can sound like prophetess of trees.
—Jenni Laidman, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2018
But things did not turn out as the prophetess dreamed.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophetess
Noun
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The artist’s ceiling for the Sistine Chapel had included 20 nude males as supporting figures above the prophets and sibyls.—
Virginia Raguin,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
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Sherman has been the sibyl of such proliferating confusions, toying with representation’s integrity and the boundaries of identity for more than four decades.—
Nancy Princenthal,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Some eagle-eyed observers even shared close-up screen grabs of this seer, showing her to have different colored eyes.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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The forecaster who makes the most accurate predictions, as early as possible, can earn a cash prize and, perhaps more important, the esteem of the world’s most talented seers.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ora Cogan makes songs the way diviners cast charms.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
16 Mar. 2026
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While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.—
Essence,
Essence,
23 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In the same way that the Romans saw the return of Halley’s Comet as a harbinger of cataclysmic change, maybe people in Hollywood should consult their local soothsayer when Valerie Cherish’s red wig appears on the horizon.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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And the soothsayer — Tim Yount, the founder of the wrestling publication and rankings service On The Mat — is at his 37th straight state tournament.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In a political culture that treats its leaders as unassailable, today’s god becomes tomorrow’s false prophet.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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And yet, as a prophet of capitalism, in the regimented ballet of the pin-makers Smith intuited Henry Ford’s assembly line, of how the entire world would become subservient to manufacturing and finance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Not everyone can labor in a cabin with the wisewoman of their choosing.—
Jennifer Block,
Longreads,
10 Mar. 2020
Noun
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The story — told in the colorful, emotional graphic novel that will be published by Z2 — follows three artists on the Seattle scene, tracking their triumphs and tragedies as they are guided by an oracle, the Queen of the Seasons, who narrates the story.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
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The fastest of them all is Check the Tag, an Instagram account run by Brazilian sisters Kathleen Miozzo and Wenny Milzfort, which the fashion industry has adopted as its celebrity-style-credits oracle.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The evening newscast turned into a variety show, complete with fortune tellers and a game show-style announcer.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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Japan’s most famous fortune-teller, Kazuko Hosoki, once held the nation in her thrall.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Prophetess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetess. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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