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seer |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seer \Seer\ (s[=e]r), a. Sore; painful. [Prov. Eng.] --Ray. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seer \Se"er\ (s[=e]"[~e]r), n. One who sees. --Addison. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Seer \Seer\ (s[=e]r), n. [From {See}.] A person who foresees events; a prophet. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: seer n : a person with unusual powers of foresight [syn: {visionary}, {illusionist}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Seer a name sometimes applied to the prophets because of the visions granted to them It is first found in 1 Sam. 9:9. It is afterwards applied to Zadok, Gad, etc (2 Sam. 15:27; 24:11; 1 Chr. 9:22; 25:5; 2 Chr. 9:29; Amos 7:12; Micah 3:7). The "sayings of the seers" (2 Chr. 33:18, 19) is rendered in the Revised Version "the history of Hozai" (marg., the seers; so the LXX.), of whom however, nothing is known (See {PROPHET}.)
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