prophesier

noun

Definition of prophesiernext
as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments a prophesier of good things for the team in the coming season

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  1. diviner
  2. prophet
  3. mystic
Noun
  • The diviner then asks a question in a yes-or-no format while tapping the enclosure to encourage the spider or crab to emerge.
    Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • There is, however, one more surprise: Most of the text on Lintel 25 is written backward and was probably designed to be viewed with a mirror by ancient Maya conjurers, diviners or oracles.
    James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Definition of diviner
Noun
  • The film portrays Dylan as a prophet bringing independence and idiosyncrasy to a world of rule-enforcers and followers.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The star is said to have risen in the east and guided travelers and prophets to the south, Throop said, adding that these ancient accounts make planetary sense.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of prophet
Noun
  • Elsewhere, this gentle-seeming New Age mystic has praised Ion Antonescu, the Romanian wartime dictator who conspired with Hitler and was sentenced to death for war crimes, including his role in the Romanian Holocaust.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • That unassuming manuscript turned out to be the only surviving copy of The Book of Margery Kempe, a medieval text chronicling the adventures of a female Christian mystic.
    Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of mystic
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