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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

予言者

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yogenja

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Seer/sɪər/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その予言者は王国に訪れる災難を警告した。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who is supposed to be able, through supernatural insight, to see what the future has to hold.

    "The ancient seer prophesied that a great storm would destroy the coastal kingdom."
  2. 2

    A person of great wisdom and perception; a visionary.

    "She was regarded as a technological seer whose inventions shaped the modern era."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English, originating from the verb 'see' combined with the agent suffix '-er'. It dates back to the late 14th century, initially referring simply to one who sees, but rapidly evolved to denote someone endowed with profound spiritual insight or prophetic vision.

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