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.

prophecy

prophetess

Woman who foretells events

diviner · foretelling · prediction · vision · revelation · omen · harbinger · presage · prognostication · foreknowledge

psychic

clairvoyant

One who perceives beyond senses

telepathic · intuitive · channeling · trance · apparition · séance · otherworldly · gifted · sensitive · veil

mythic

Delphi

Greek prophetic sanctuary

priestess · temple · tripod · sacred · ancient · Greek · Norse · Celtic · inspired · ecstatic

occult

divination

Foretelling through mystical means

astrology · ritual · esoteric · mystical · arcane · secret · veiled · hidden · ceremonial · incantation

Categories
Opposites
gender

seeressseer

One who envisions futures

prophet · oracle · soothsayer · diviner · augur

knowledge source

seeressskeptic

One who doubts claims

scientist · empiricist · rationalist · materialist · debunker

temporal orientation

seeresshistorian

Expert on past events

chronicler · archivist · antiquarian · archaeologist · annalist

Family

seen, seeing, foresee, foresight, seer, seers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G