英语词汇“prophetesses”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 The [prophetess Deborah], for example, accompanies an army into battle.

Jennifer Wollock, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 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 Classical mythology brings us the tale of the Sibyl of Cumae, a prophetess who bargains with Apollo for endless life, and centuries later comes to yearn for death.

Joshua Max Feldman, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2018 Florence Houteff, considered a prophetess by the Branch Davidians, predicted April 22, 1959, as the rollout date of the Book of Revelation’s fire and brimstone.

Kimberly Winston, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English prophetesse, prophetisse, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin prophētissa, from prophēta, prophētēs prophet + -issa -ess

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	prophetesses
释义	prophetess noun proph·et·ess ˈprä-fə-təs : a woman who is a prophet Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web 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 The [prophetess Deborah], for example, accompanies an army into battle. Jennifer Wollock, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 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 Classical mythology brings us the tale of the Sibyl of Cumae, a prophetess who bargains with Apollo for endless life, and centuries later comes to yearn for death. Joshua Max Feldman, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2018 Florence Houteff, considered a prophetess by the Branch Davidians, predicted April 22, 1959, as the rollout date of the Book of Revelation’s fire and brimstone. Kimberly Winston, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2017 Word History Etymology Middle English prophetesse, prophetisse, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin prophētissa, from prophēta, prophētēs prophet + -issa -ess First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined above prophetesses noun plural of prophetess as in sibyls Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sibyls seers oracles diviners soothsayers foretellers wisewomen prophets mystics prognosticators futurists forecasters augurs astrologers prophesiers foreseers fortune-tellers palmists visionaries doomsdayers crystal gazers doomsayers rhabdomancers Jeremiahs Cassandras
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prophetess

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