prophetess vs prophet

prophetess and prophet both are nouns.

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

As nouns, prophet is a hypernym of prophetess; that is, prophet is a word with a broader meaning than prophetess:

Other hypernyms of prophetess include oracle, prophesier, seer, vaticinator, adult female, woman.

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