prophet vs prophetess

prophet and prophetess both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prophet	Yes	No	No	No
prophetess	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prophetess is a hyponym of prophet; that is, prophetess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than prophet:

Other hyponyms of prophet include augur, auspex, sibyl.

prophet (noun)	prophetess (noun)
an authoritative person who divines the future	a woman prophet
someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God