seeress
Woman foretelling futures
A seeress is a woman who sees visions or foretells the future—the feminine form of seer.
The word appears mainly in mythology, fantasy, and historical contexts: The seeress prophesied the king's downfall.
It carries an archaic, literary quality that plain "seer" or "prophet" lacks.
Woman who foretells events
- sibylAncient female prophet
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
- divinerOne who foretells events
foretelling · prediction · vision · revelation · omen · harbinger · presage · prognostication
One who perceives beyond senses
- mediumMiddle size or state
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- extrasensoryBeyond ordinary perception
- telepathicAble to read minds
intuitive · channeling · trance · apparition · séance · otherworldly · gifted · sensitive
prophetess
Woman who foretells events
- sibylAncient female prophet
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- soothsayerOne who predicts futures
diviner · foretelling · prediction · vision · revelation · omen · harbinger · presage · prognostication · foreknowledge
clairvoyant
One who perceives beyond senses
- mediumMiddle size or state
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- extrasensoryBeyond ordinary perception
telepathic · intuitive · channeling · trance · apparition · séance · otherworldly · gifted · sensitive · veil
Delphi
Greek prophetic sanctuary
priestess · temple · tripod · sacred · ancient · Greek · Norse · Celtic · inspired · ecstatic
divination
Foretelling through mystical means
astrology · ritual · esoteric · mystical · arcane · secret · veiled · hidden · ceremonial · incantation
- VikingsViking, longships, longship, raiding, Norse settlers
- psychicspsychic, psychics, fortune teller, clairvoyant, clairvoyants
- SeersCassandra, Tiresias, sibyl, oracle of Delphi, soothsayer
- folk healersfolk healer, healer, herbalist, herb doctor, wise woman
- Norse Sagassagas, saga, Icelandic sagas, legendary sagas, historical sagas
- sacred womengoddess, priestess, saint, abbess, high priestess
seeressskeptic
One who doubts claims
scientist · empiricist · rationalist · materialist · debunker
seeresshistorian
Expert on past events
chronicler · archivist · antiquarian · archaeologist · annalist