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PROPHESIER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prophesier mean?
• PROPHESIER (noun)
The noun PROPHESIER has 1 sense:
1. an authoritative person who divines the future
Familiarity information: PROPHESIER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An authoritative person who divines the future
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
oracle; prophesier; prophet; seer; vaticinator
Hypernyms ("prophesier" is a kind of...):
diviner (someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "prophesier"):
augur; auspex ((ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy)
prophetess (a woman prophet)
sibyl ((ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet)
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