high priestess

[ hahy-pree-stis ]

/ ˈhaɪ ˈpri stɪs /

noun

the female leader of a tribe, religion, or movement; a female high priest.

Also high-priest·ess [hahy-pree-stis]. /ˈhaɪˈpri stɪs/.

Origin of high priestess

First recorded in 1640–50

Words nearby high priestess

high-powered, high-pressure, high-pressure oxygen, high-priced, high priest, high priestess, high priesthood, high profile, high-proof, high-quality, high relief

Example sentences from the Web for high priestess

She received him with an air of mystic calm, gracious and dignified as the high-priestess of a Grecian temple.
King--of the Khyber Rifles|Talbot Mundy
At length, it seemed, it reached the turn of the high-priestess.
The Dynamiter|Robert Louis Stevenson
Why, this is the temple of superstition, and you are the high-Priestess.
Put Yourself in His Place|Charles Reade
Generally these were women, as at Ephesos in early days, where they obeyed a high-priestess, who called herself 'the queen-bee.'
The Hittites|A. H. Sayce

And this girl was surely the high-priestess of it all, the chief instrument of its accomplishment.
Three John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood

单词	high priestess
释义	high priestess [ hahy-pree-stis ] / ˈhaɪ ˈpri stɪs / noun the female leader of a tribe, religion, or movement; a female high priest. Also high-priest·ess [hahy-pree-stis]. /ˈhaɪˈpri stɪs/. Origin of high priestess First recorded in 1640–50 Words nearby high priestess high-powered, high-pressure, high-pressure oxygen, high-priced, high priest, high priestess, high priesthood, high profile, high-proof, high-quality, high relief Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for high priestess She received him with an air of mystic calm, gracious and dignified as the high-priestess of a Grecian temple. King--of the Khyber Rifles\|Talbot Mundy At length, it seemed, it reached the turn of the high-priestess. The Dynamiter\|Robert Louis Stevenson Why, this is the temple of superstition, and you are the high-Priestess. Put Yourself in His Place\|Charles Reade Generally these were women, as at Ephesos in early days, where they obeyed a high-priestess, who called herself 'the queen-bee.' The Hittites\|A. H. Sayce And this girl was surely the high-priestess of it all, the chief instrument of its accomplishment. Three John Silence Stories\|Algernon Blackwood
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