seer
/sɪə(r)/noun
उच्चारण सिअर
द्रष्टा, भविष्यद्रष्टा, ऋषि
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a person who claims that they can see what is going to happen in the future
द्रष्टा, भविष्यद्रष्टा, ऋषि
- the ancient seers who composed the Vedas
- The king consulted a seer before deciding the date of the battle.
- The villagers believed that the seer could predict the monsoon.
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- The seer sat under the tree and spoke about the coming years.
- Ancient seers meditated in the forest for decades.
Synonyms prophet sage oracle visionary soothsayer
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Synonyms
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who claims to see the future is a seer, prophet or soothsayer; a wise old man is a sage; one who foretells by reading stars an astrologer; by reading palms a palmist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भविष्य देखने का दावा करने वाला seer, prophet या soothsayer; बुद्धिमान वृद्ध sage; तारे पढ़कर भविष्य बताने वाला astrologer; हस्तरेखा पढ़कर palmist।
General knowledge
The Vedic rishis (seers) to whom the hymns were 'revealed'; Seven Sages (Saptarishi) also name the Great Bear constellation.
वैदिक ऋषि (द्रष्टा) जिन्हें मंत्र 'प्रकट' हुए; सप्तर्षि Great Bear तारामंडल का नाम भी है।