Seer synonyms

prophet (related)

A person who speaks by divine inspiration or as the interpreter through whom the will of a god is expressed.

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illusionist

A magician or ventriloquist.

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soothsayer

(Historical) A person who professes to foretell the future

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sage

A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

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sorcerer

A person who practices sorcery; wizard

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astrologer

One who studies or practices astrology.

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augur

One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens.

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haruspex

A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.

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fortune-teller

Alternative spelling of fortuneteller.

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prophesier

A person who makes prophecies; a prophet

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clairvoyant

A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.

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oracle

A command or revelation from God.

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psychic

(Gnosticism) In gnostic theologian Valentinus' triadic grouping of man the second type; a person focused on intellectual reality (the other two being hylic and pneumatic).

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sorceress

A woman who practices sorcery; witch

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eyewitness

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it.

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viewer

Someone that views some spectacle; an onlooker or spectator

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foreteller

Someone who foretells.

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prophetess

The chief spokeswoman of a movement or cause.

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see (related)

The office of a bishop or archbishop; bishopric or archbishopric

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foresight (related)

The power to foresee

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Brahan (related)

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wise-man (related)

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sun god (related)

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witness

One who can give a firsthand account of something seen, heard, or experienced:

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auspex

An augur of ancient Rome, especially one who interpreted omens derived from the observation of birds.

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visionary

An impractical dreamer

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mystic

A believer in mysticism; specif., one who professes to undergo mystical experiences and so to comprehend intuitively truths beyond human understanding

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prognosticator

One who prognosticates or makes predictions; one who forecasts or guesses

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vaticinator

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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diviner

One who searches for underground objects or water using a divining rod.

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medium

An agency by which something is accomplished, conveyed, or transferred:

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sybil

(Person, proper) A feminine name

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sibyl

One of a number of women regarded as oracles or prophets by the ancient Greeks and Romans.