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n. - An authoritative person who divines the future.

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Usage examples (12)
  • Verily we nourish a Sybel prophesier, which by the view of a candle doth divine of Celestiall things, and of the Sunne it selfe.
  • In middle life, if the individual worker for better things is not merely a prophesier but has become an actual agent for the realization of his ideal in practical...
  • Glyndowr were unwisely made believe by a Welsh prophesier that King
  • Come, bring forth this counterfeit model: he has deceived me, like a double-meaning prophesier.
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