foreteller
One who predicts
A foreteller is one who predicts future events—a prophet, seer, or prognosticator.
The term carries a slightly archaic or literary quality: The foreteller warned of coming disaster.
Unlike prophet, which often implies divine inspiration, foreteller is neutral about the source of foresight.
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
- divinerOne who foretells events
augur · clairvoyant · sibyl · shaman · medium · psychic · palmist · astrologer
Prophetic indicator
- portentSign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- presageIndicate beforehand
- auspiceProphetic token or portent
foreshadowing · premonition · forewarning · vision · apparition · dream · revelation · sign
Foretelling through mystical means
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- soothsayingForetelling future events
- scryingVisionary surface-gazing
tarot · horoscope · palmistry · astrology · I Ching · dowsing · dream interpretation · spirit channeling
Predetermined course of events
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- doomUnavoidable grim fate
- providenceDivine protective care
predestination · kismet · karma · lot · foreordination · inevitability · future
Tomorrow trends scholar
- forecasterOne who predicts events
- prognosticatorOne who foretells outcomes
- predictorOne who foretells events
- foreseerOne who anticipates outcomes
oracle
Authoritative wisdom source
- seerOne who envisions futures
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
diviner · augur · clairvoyant · sibyl · shaman · medium · psychic · palmist · astrologer · crystal-gazer
omen
Prophetic indicator
auspice · foreshadowing · premonition · forewarning · vision · apparition · dream · revelation · sign · prodigy
divination
Foretelling through mystical means
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- soothsayingForetelling future events
scrying · tarot · horoscope · palmistry · astrology · I Ching · dowsing · dream interpretation · spirit channeling · vision quest
destiny
Predetermined course of events
providence · predestination · kismet · karma · lot · foreordination · inevitability · future
futurist
Tomorrow trends scholar
- forecasterOne who predicts events
- prognosticatorOne who foretells outcomes
- predictorOne who foretells events
foretellerhistorian
Expert on past events
chronicler · recorder · annalist · archivist · documentarian
foretellerreporter
One who gathers news
witness · eyewitness · fact-checker · empiricist · journalist
foretell, foretelling, foretells, foretellers, foretellings, foretellable