释义 |
high priest noun Etymology: Middle English hege prest 1. : a chief priest; especially : the head of the Jewish priesthood in ancient times 2. : a priest of the Melchizedek priesthood in the Mormon Church 3. : a principal officer of a Masonic chapter 4. : the head of a movement or chief expounder of a doctrine < the philosophical high priests of modern education — M.B.Smith > |