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单词 high priest
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
high priest, 
    1. Religiona chief priest.
    2. Judaism(from Aaronic times to about the 1st century a.d.) the priest ranking above all other priests and the only one permitted to enter the holy of holies.
    3. Informal Termsa person in a high position of power or influence, esp. one who is revered as a preeminent authority or interpreter:the high priest of the young painters.
    • Middle English heiye prest 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
high priest n
  1. the priest of highest rank who alone was permitted to enter the holy of holies of the tabernacle and Temple
  2. the head of a group or cult
    Also (feminine): high priestess

high priesthood n
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