wisewoman

noun

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Recent Examples of wisewoman Not everyone can labor in a cabin with the wisewoman of their choosing. — Jennifer Block, Longreads, 10 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wisewoman
  1. sibyl
  2. prophetess
  3. seer
  4. soothsayer
  5. diviner
  6. fortune-teller
  7. oracle
Noun
  • Sherman has been the sibyl of such proliferating confusions, toying with representation’s integrity and the boundaries of identity for more than four decades.
    — Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • In the left panel, van Eyck depicts separate moments in a narrative that leads our eyes in a snaking line from the foreground figures of Mary and John the Evangelist, past Mary Magdalene and a prophesying sibyl, then up to the soldiers and horsemen crowding around the cross.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020
Definition of sibyl
Noun
  • But things did not turn out as the prophetess dreamed.
    — Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2015
  • Positioning Robin as an unheeded prophetess and an eventual participant in Ethan’s undoing is a smart way to explore the sexism of the media world at the time.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
Definition of prophetess
Noun
  • The seer, a game twist introduced in the last episode, was finally announced following Reyes’ departure.
    — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The finale will also reveal who is the seer, a new twist where the winner of last week's mission will have the ability to see whether a player of their choice is a faithful or traitor.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of seer
Noun
  • Given that the upcoming Hunter Biden trial for tax felonies may have included testimony about how and when the presidential son shared fees from questionable foreign sources with his father, Mason could've had a side gig as a soothsayer.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Rather than the typical market outlook, fraught with all the dangers of being a soothsayer, this outlook will endeavor to take a journey like Lewis Carroll’s Alice to find some reality in markets that can sometimes seem unreal or irrational.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of soothsayer
Noun
  • That spells trouble in the Indo-Pacific, a watery region where military leaders and Beltway diviners believe a war over Taiwan could erupt as soon as 2027.
    — Colin Demarest, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Questions like these have been asked of diviners around the world throughout history—and still are today.
    — Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of diviner
Noun
  • At that point, the story was smaller in scale and didn’t involve any curses or fortune tellers.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
  • This year's group of pups is ready to wow football fans with their prediction and is aiming to have a better track record than last year's fluffy Super Bowl fortune tellers.
    — Kelli Bender, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Definition of fortune-teller
Noun
  • Lawyers need to understand these tools aren’t magical oracles.
    — Hessie Jones, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Star Feliz, a New York artist now based in L.A., was exploring the connection between civilian oracles and artificial technologies in their art when they were approached to make a new piece for the show.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
Definition of oracle

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