wisewomen

noun

plural of wisewoman
as in prophetesses

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  1. seers
  2. soothsayers
  3. diviners
  4. futurists
  5. forecasters
Noun
  • This overarching label encompassed Anabaptists, Baptists, Brownists, Levelers, Antinomians, Presbyterians, Ranters and many of the highly individual prophets and seers of 1640s Britain.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Not in seers, not in sibyls, not in spirits from the great beyond.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of seers
Noun
  • The pricing of the iPhone Duo and Apple's other new devices was reasonable and below what many tech soothsayers had predicted.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Pollsters, the modern equivalent of soothsayers, are increasingly wrong.
    — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of soothsayers
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  • Ancient Chinese scholars made records of solar eclipses, and diviners made prophecies during these auspicious events.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of diviners
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  • The first two Democratic Presidents during the Valley’s apotheosis, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, presented themselves as technology-friendly futurists, and the Valley supported their campaigns and helped staff their Administrations.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Whereas futurists look forward to achieving eternal life by uploading their brains to the cloud, many prefer a more traditional conception of salvation.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of futurists
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  • Tropical systems coming ashore from the Pacific were the cause, forecasters said.
    — MEAD GRUVER, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The storm passed in less than an hour, but forecasters warn of possible coastal flooding and record-breaking tides from Sunday through Thursday.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of forecasters
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