Home › Words › P › prophetessprophetess/pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/prophetess means A female prophet.prophetess is pronounced /pɹɒfɪˈtɛs/.EtymologyFrom Middle English prophetesse, from Old French prophetesse, from Late Latin prophetissa. By surface analysis, prophet + -ess.nounA female prophet.e.g.“What made matters worse was that Montanus was accompanied by female prophetesses who spoke in states of ecstasy.” — 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 138:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.prophesier 73% match — A person who makes prophecies or foretells the future; a prophet. vs prophetess →priestress 69% match — A priestess. vs prophetess →vaticinatrix 69% match — A female vaticinator or prophet. vs prophetess →profestrix 67% match — A female professor. vs prophetess →sybil 66% match — Prophetess; hag. vs prophetess →divineress 65% match — A female diviner. vs prophetess →prophetism 65% match — The work of prophets; prophecy. vs prophetess →apostless 65% match — A female apostle. vs prophetess →