| 释义 |
high-ˈpriesthood
[f. high priest + -hood.]
The office of high priest. Also fig.
1535Coverdale 1 Macc. vii. 21 Thus Alcimus defended his hie presthode. 1640Bastwick Lord Bps. viii. I ij, He denyes Christs Highpriesthood in heaven. 1841–4Emerson Ess. Ser. i. xi. (1876) 272 The high-priesthood of the pure reason. 1885Athenæum 21 Mar. 373/3 During the high-priesthood of John Hyrcanus. |