prophetess vs woman

prophetess and woman both are nouns.

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

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

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

prophetess (noun)	woman (noun)
a woman prophet	women as a class
	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man