seeressn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪərᵻs/,

/ˈsiːərᵻs/,

/sɪəˈrɛs/,

/siːəˈrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈsɪ(ə)rəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: seer n.¹, -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < seer n.¹ + -ess suffix¹.

A female prophet or clairvoyant; a female seer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > inspired prophecy > [noun] > a prophet or seer > female

prophetessc1350

Sibyl1589

vaticinatress1693

spie-woman1744

seeress1766

spaewife1773

spae-woman1828

volva1889

1766 R. Andrews tr. Virgil Aeneid iii. in Wks. 208 You'll find the raving Seeress [L. vatem] 'neath her rocks.

1845 C. Crowe tr. A. J. C. Kerner Seeress of Prevorst 330 Last days and death of the Seeress.

1897 T. Watts-Dunton Aylwin i. vi Fenella Stanley seems in her later life to have set up as a positive seeress.

1949 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 June 361/4 Eager seeresses in tartan dresses and huge cairngorm brooches.

2010 Independent (Nexis) 19 June (Comment section) 45 According to legend, the Trojan seeress Cassandra spent a night in Apollo's temple as a child.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	seeress
释义	seeressn. Brit. /ˈsɪərᵻs/, /ˈsiːərᵻs/, /sɪəˈrɛs/, /siːəˈrɛs/, U.S. /ˈsɪ(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: seer n.¹, -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < seer n.¹ + -ess suffix¹. A female prophet or clairvoyant; a female seer. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > inspired prophecy > [noun] > a prophet or seer > female prophetessc1350 Sibyl1589 vaticinatress1693 spie-woman1744 seeress1766 spaewife1773 spae-woman1828 volva1889 1766 R. Andrews tr. Virgil Aeneid iii. in Wks. 208 You'll find the raving Seeress [L. vatem] 'neath her rocks. 1845 C. Crowe tr. A. J. C. Kerner Seeress of Prevorst 330 Last days and death of the Seeress. 1897 T. Watts-Dunton Aylwin i. vi Fenella Stanley seems in her later life to have set up as a positive seeress. 1949 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 June 361/4 Eager seeresses in tartan dresses and huge cairngorm brooches. 2010 Independent (Nexis) 19 June (Comment section) 45 According to legend, the Trojan seeress Cassandra spent a night in Apollo's temple as a child. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1766
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