priestess
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈpriːstəs/
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sacerdotisa
- Centuries ago the High Lords entrusted the Talisman to the priestesses, because only women may touch it.
- priests and priestesses
- priestess of a deity
- high priestess
Hero was the name of a high priestess of Aphrodite.
- Hero was the name of a high priestess of Aphrodite.
- Now she's suddenly in the story, right as the priestess of the Nameless Ones.
- Tenor was the lone priestess, the Art, the High Priestess of the Tomb.
- But you, the the special priestess, may enter the treasury of the tombs.
- And then on the priestly line, you've got high priest, high priestess.
- And they, they take his, some of the, some of the high priestess take his blood and, and that's the sacrifice.
- When the priestess at our church was like, which is itself like nuts, but whatever.
- You know, when the, the the the spirits, the, the, the, the sages, they give the lady, the girls, the the priestesses, the drink.
Examples
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At dawn, the priestess would head down and bathe at the Castellian spring near the sanctuary.
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"Were either of these under the wall?" the priestess asked of the scout.
Fiction book (1992) -
But then the high priestess of our church opened the doors... that led me on to the path of light.
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- As your high priestess, I grant permission for this feast.
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But Phyra felt so strongly it was her calling to be a priestess that finally, her family agreed.
Fiction book (1994) -
The priestess performed a sacred ritual to honor the gods.
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In ancient times, a priestess held a significant role in religious ceremonies.
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The community looked to the priestess for guidance and blessings during festivals.
Synonyms
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8.1
A woman who works as a religious leader in the Christian church
A woman who is a religious leader in the Christian church
Compounds
- Literature
A woman who leads religious ceremonies for Venus, the Roman goddess of love
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Priestess is made from priest plus the female ending -ess, like in actress. The word priest once meant 'elder' or 'religious leader', so a priestess is a woman who leads ceremonies or performs religious duties.