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Definition: Prophetess |
ProphetessNoun1. A woman prophet. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "prophetess" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1592. (references) |
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Literature | Prophetess (The). Ay-e'shah, the second wife of Mahomet; so called, not because she had any gift of prophecy, but simply because she was the favourite wife of the "prophet;" she was, therefore, emphatically "Mrs. Prophet." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Crosswords: Prophetess |
| English words defined with "prophetess": Cassandra ♦ Druidess ♦ Seeress. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "prophetess": Ganna ♦ Noadiah ♦ Phanuel ♦ Quintilians. (references) |
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Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | She might, in one of her phases, have been a prophetess. |
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| "Prophetess" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Prophetess" is used about 8 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 8 | 124,375 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "prophetess"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | profete (pythoness, Sibyl), parashikuese. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نبية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | prophétesse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | prophetin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προφήτισ, προφήτησ (predictor, prophet, seer, soothsayer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ביא". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | prófétanő, jósnő (fortune-teller, sibyl, vaticinatress). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | profetessa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 여 지자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | faihteag, fadeyr-ben, ben-fadeyr. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ophetesspray profetisa (sibyl). (various references) пророчица (seeress, sibyls). (various references) profetisa. (various references) sierska (seeress). (various references) peygamber (prophet, seer). (various references) віщунка, пророчиця. (various references) nữ tiên tri. (various references) proffwydes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adnuntiatricibus. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 36 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hn anna profhtiV qugathr fanouhl ek fulhV ashr auth probebhkuia en hmeraiV pollaiV zhsasa eth meta androV epta apo thV parqeniaV authV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et erat Anna prophetissa filia Phanuhel de tribu Aser haec processerat in diebus multis et vixerat cum viro suo annis septem a virginitate sua |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And anna wæs witegystre fanueles dohtor of asseres mægðe þeos wunude manigne dæg. and heo leofode mid hyre were seofan ger of hyre fæmnhade. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Anna was a prophetesse, the douytir of Fanuel, of the lynage of Aser. And sche hadde goon forth in many daies, and hadde lyued with hir hosebonde seuene yeer fro hir maydynhode. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And ther was a Prophetesse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser: which was of a greate age and had lyved with an husbande. vii. yeres from her virginite. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher: she was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 36 |
| Cebuano | Ug dihay usa ka profeta nga babaye, si Ana, nga anak ni Fanuel, sakop sa banay ni Aser. Siya tigulang na kaayo, nga natiayon sa iyang bana sulod sa pito ka tuig sukad sa iyang pagkadalaga nga birhin. |
| Croatian | A bijaše neka proroèica Ana, kæi Penuelova, iz plemena Ašerova, žena veoma odmakla u godinama. Nakon djevojaštva živjela je s mužem sedam godina, |
| Danish | Og der var en Profetinde Anna, Fanuels Datter, af Asers Stamme; hun var meget fremrykket i Alder, havde levet syv År med sin Mand efter sin Jomfrustand |
| Dutch | En er was Anna, een profetesse, een dochter van Fanuel, uit den stam van Aser; deze was tot groten ouderdom gekomen, welke met haar man zeven jaren had geleefd van haar maagdom af. |
| Finnish | Ja oli naisprofeetta, Hanna, Fanuelin tytär, Asserin sukukuntaa. Hän oli jo tullut iälliseksi. Mentyään neitsyenä naimisiin hän oli elänyt miehensä kanssa seitsemän vuotta, |
| French | Il y avait aussi une prophétesse, Anne, fille de Phanuel, de la tribu d`Aser. Elle était fort avancée en âge, et elle avait vécu sept ans avec son mari depuis sa virginité. |
| German | Und es war eine Prophetin, Hanna, eine Tochter Phanuels, vom Geschlecht Asser; die war wohl betagt und hatte gelebt sieben Jahre mit ihrem Manne nach ihrer Jungfrauschaft |
| Haitian Creole | Te gen yon fanm ki te pwofèt la a tou. Li te rele An, pitit fi Fanwèl, nan branch fanmi Asè. Li te fin vye granmoun. Li te viv sètan avèk nonm li te marye depi l' te jennfi a. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ada pula seorang nabi wanita yang sudah tua sekali. Namanya Hana, anak Fanuel, dari suku Asyer. Sesudah tujuh tahun kawin, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka ada pula seorang nabiah bernama Hanna, anak Panuil, daripada suku bangsa Asyir; maka ia sangat lanjut umurnya, dan ia bersuami tujuh tahun lamanya kemudian daripada masa ia menjadi perawan, |
| Manx Gaelic | As va myrgeddin phadeyrben enmyssit Anna, inneen Phanuel, jeh kynney Aser: v'ee dy eash vooar, as v'ee er veaghey marish e sheshey shiaght bleeaney neayr as v'ee ny moidyn. |
| Maori | A tera hoki tetahi ko Ana, he poropiti, he tamahine na Panuera, no te iwi o Ahera; kua kaumatua ia, e whitu nga tau o tona wahinetanga ake i noho ai i te tane; |
| Norwegian | Og der var en profetinne, Anna, Fanuels datter, av Asers stamme; hun var kommet langt ut i årene, hadde levd med sin mann i syv år efter sin jomfrustand, |
| Portuguese | Havia também uma profetisa, Ana, filha de Fanuel, da tribo de Aser. Era já avançada em idade, tendo vivido com o marido sete anos desde a sua virgindade; |
| Rumanian | Mai era acolo wi o proorociyq, Ana, fata lui Fanuel, din seminyia lui Awer. Ea era foarte knaintatq kn vkrstq, wi trqise cu bqrbatul ei wapte ani dupq fecioria ei. |
| Russian | фХФ 'ЩМБ ФБЛЦЕ бООБ ТПТПЮЙ"Б, "ПЮШ жБОХЙМПЧБ, ПФ ЛПМЕОБ бУЙТПЧБ, "ПУФЙЗЫБС ЗМХ'ПЛПК УФБТПУФЙ, ТПЦЙЧ У НХЦЕН ПФ "ЕЧУФЧБ УЧПЕЗП УЕНШ МЕФ, |
| Shuar | Nuwasha Ana naartin nui Yusa Uunt Jeen pujumiayi. Niisha Yúsnan etserniuyayi. Ni Aparísha Panuíruyayi tura Aser shuarauyayi nu nuwa. Niisha ti uuntchiyayi. Niisha yama nuatnaikiamujai siati uwi ni aishrijiai tsanin pujusarmiayi. |
| Spanish | También estaba allí la profetisa Ana, hija de Fanuel, de la tribu de Aser. Ella era de edad avanzada, pues había vivido con su marido siete años desde su matrimonio; |
| Swahili | Palikuwa na nabii mmoja mwanamke, mzee sana, jina lake Ana, binti Fanueli, wa kabila la Asheri. Alikuwa ameishi na mumewe kwa miaka saba tangu alipoolewa. |
| Swedish | Där fanns ock en profetissa, Hanna, Fanuels dotter, av Asers stam. Hon var kommen till hög ålder; i sju år hade hon levat med sin man, från den tid då hon var jungfru, |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "prophetess": prophetesses. (additional references) | |
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"Prophetess" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Profetas, prophetes, prophtes. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "prophetess" (pronounced prÄ"futus) |
| 4 | -u t u s | calamitous, circuitous, duplicitous, emeritus, felicitous, fortuitous, gratuitous, gravitas, impetus, precipitous, riotous, serendipitous, solicitous, ubiquitous. |
| 3 | -t u s | apparatus, apprentice, armistice, arthritis, asbestos, berettas, bronchitis, cactus, countess, detritus, encephalitis, eucalyptus, fetus, gastritis, glottis, gratis, hepatitis, hiatus, hostess, injustice, justice, laryngitis, lattice, lettuce, Lotus, malpractice, margaritas, mastoiditis, meningitis, momentous, notice, osteoarthritis, portentous, poultice, priestess, prospectus, robustas, situs, status, Stratus, tortoise, treatise. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-h-o-p-p-r-s-s-t" | |
-1 letter: protheses. | |
-2 letters: heptoses, hotpress, prophets, shoppers, steppers, stoppers, strophes. | |
-3 letters: ethoses, heptose, heteros, hoppers, horstes, oppress, pesters, poetess, poshest, posters, pothers, presets, prestos, prophet, reposes, reshoes, respots, shopper, shoppes, spheres, stepper, steppes, stereos, stopers, stopper, strophe, thorpes, threeps, toppers. | |
-4 letters: ephors, eposes, eroses, esters, estops, ethers, hereto, heroes, herpes, hetero, hopers, hopper, horses, horste. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-h-o-p-p-r-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: epistrophes. | |
+2 letters: photospheres, prophetesses, tropospheres. | |
+4 letters: phosphorescent, precentorships, preceptorships, spermatophores, spermatophytes, superphosphate. | |
+5 letters: physiotherapies, psychotherapies, spectrographies, superphosphates. | |
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