powerful priestess
- noun
- Literature
:
sacerdotisa poderosa
- The powerful priestess used her abilities to heal the sick and bless the crops.
Examples
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Legends tell of a powerful priestess who protected the village from harm.
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Many villagers sought the advice of the powerful priestess.
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In the story, a powerful priestess challenges the king's authority with her wisdom.
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The powerful priestess led the ceremony with great confidence.
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In the village, a powerful priestess is believed to possess the ability to communicate with spirits.
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The tales spoke of a powerful priestess who could summon rain during times of drought.
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People traveled from far and wide to seek the guidance of the powerful priestess at the sacred temple.
Synonyms
790
4.1
A woman believed to have magical powers in stories
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8.2
A woman who uses magic to change things
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8.6
A woman in stories who uses magic to control people
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8.7
A woman who says a god tells her about the future
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9.4
A woman who heals people and guides them about spirits
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9.9
A woman who uses folk magic to heal and help people
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9.9
A woman who uses magic and casts spells
A woman people treat as a religious leader who gives blessings and advice
A woman who tells the future, like an ancient oracle
How Powerful
- Literature
39
7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'powerful' (having great strength/authority) modifying 'priestess' (female religious officiant). A B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer a priestess with great (possibly spiritual or magical) powers because this attributive pattern is literal and cross-linguistically common.
Etymology
Powerful priestess comes from old village stories where a priestess had special knowledge and was believed to 'heal' and 'protect' people. The word powerful shows her great influence and imagined magic, so the phrase means a priestess with strong magical or spiritual powers.