单词 | prophesier |
释义 | prophesier (once / 454589 pages) n WORD FAMILY prophesier: prophesiers+/prophesy: prophesied, prophesier, prophesies, prophesying USAGE EXAMPLESBut no prophesier can read the tea leaves in this 2016 election. US News(Feb 02, 2016) Why is a bad gimlet like a prophesier of ill events? Ordway, Edith B., The Handbook of Conundrums(2010) But shall we have this dialogue between the fool and the soldier?—Come, bring forth this counterfeit module has deceived me like a double-meaning prophesier. Shakespeare, William, All's Well That Ends Well(2010) n an authoritative person who divines the future Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper oracle, prophet, seer, vaticinator Cassandra (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed augur, auspex (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy prophetessa woman prophet sibyl(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet diviner someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers |
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