high priestessn.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪ priːˈstɛs/,

/ˌhʌɪ ˈpriːstɛs/,

/ˌhʌɪ ˈpriːstᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈˌhaɪ ˈpristᵻs/

Forms: see high adj. and n.² and priestess n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., priestess n.

Etymology: < high adj. + priestess n., after high priest n.

1. The chief priestess of a particular religion, cult, or sacred place.

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society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > [noun] > female

prelatess1642

high priestess1645

1645 E. Pagitt Heresiogr. 100 The high Priestesse of the new religion.

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 99 This grove's high-priestesse, heaven's true messenger.

1737 Common Sense 19 Mar. The High Priestess made the Signal of Adoration by ringing her Silver Bell.

1773 J. Richardson tr. C. M. Wieland Hist. Agathon II. vii. iii. 162 I had the misfortune to inspire the high priestess with a passion, which was inconsistent with her age, as with her sacred office.

1897 C. W. Macintosh tr. F. Coillard On Threshold Central Afr. 77 Mochache..is the high priestess of the neighbouring tribes.

1930 M. A. Johnstone Etruria x. 145 The law that at the Olympic festivals no women should have a place except the high priestess of Demeter.

1989 F. Peretti Piercing Darkness xxxi. 292 Claire Johnson, high priestess of the coven, passed the cup to Jon,..and every witch, male and female, drank to seal the curses.

2008 E. C. Sellner Finding Monk Within vii. 155 Their leader supposedly was a high priestess who bore the name of the goddess Brigit.

2. A woman regarded as comparable to a high priestess; the chief female advocate or proponent of a particular belief, practice, etc.; an important or notable woman in a particular sphere.

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?1771 ‘Moloch’ Exhib. in Hell Ded. sig. A2 The following mental Portraits of the Heroes of the C—— House Junto, Are with the utmost Deference and Respect, Humbly inscribed, To the High Priestess of that Faction.

1807 Sporting Mag. Dec. 119/2 I am resolved, says the Lady of Fashion, this year to..be the high priestess of the ton.

1832 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 239/2 We think it hardly fair to act the plagiarist on the High Priestess of Romance [i.e. Mrs Radcliffe].

1882 E. R. Hanson Our Woman Workers 874 There is in all Miss Barton writes or says on the war a concentrated wealth of eloquent earnestness.., which the writer believes would have made her..high priestess of the period.

1939 H. Miller Tropic of Capricorn 97 Sister Antolina..who apparently was the high priestess of the cult of onanism.

1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 Jan. 7/1 Within a temple of spotless blue-and-white tile, the high priestesses of oysterdom dish out the freshest oysters in creation.

2000 Independent 6 Jan. ii. 9/3 The high priestess of health suggests a weekend detox regime of eating nothing but apples.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high priestess
释义	high priestessn. Brit. /ˌhʌɪ priːˈstɛs/, /ˌhʌɪ ˈpriːstɛs/, /ˌhʌɪ ˈpriːstᵻs/, U.S. /ˈˌhaɪ ˈpristᵻs/ Forms: see high adj. and n.² and priestess n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., priestess n. Etymology: < high adj. + priestess n., after high priest n. 1. The chief priestess of a particular religion, cult, or sacred place. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > [noun] > female prelatess1642 high priestess1645 1645 E. Pagitt Heresiogr. 100 The high Priestesse of the new religion. 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 99 This grove's high-priestesse, heaven's true messenger. 1737 Common Sense 19 Mar. The High Priestess made the Signal of Adoration by ringing her Silver Bell. 1773 J. Richardson tr. C. M. Wieland Hist. Agathon II. vii. iii. 162 I had the misfortune to inspire the high priestess with a passion, which was inconsistent with her age, as with her sacred office. 1897 C. W. Macintosh tr. F. Coillard On Threshold Central Afr. 77 Mochache..is the high priestess of the neighbouring tribes. 1930 M. A. Johnstone Etruria x. 145 The law that at the Olympic festivals no women should have a place except the high priestess of Demeter. 1989 F. Peretti Piercing Darkness xxxi. 292 Claire Johnson, high priestess of the coven, passed the cup to Jon,..and every witch, male and female, drank to seal the curses. 2008 E. C. Sellner Finding Monk Within vii. 155 Their leader supposedly was a high priestess who bore the name of the goddess Brigit. 2. A woman regarded as comparable to a high priestess; the chief female advocate or proponent of a particular belief, practice, etc.; an important or notable woman in a particular sphere. ΚΠ ?1771 ‘Moloch’ Exhib. in Hell Ded. sig. A2 The following mental Portraits of the Heroes of the C—— House Junto, Are with the utmost Deference and Respect, Humbly inscribed, To the High Priestess of that Faction. 1807 Sporting Mag. Dec. 119/2 I am resolved, says the Lady of Fashion, this year to..be the high priestess of the ton. 1832 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 239/2 We think it hardly fair to act the plagiarist on the High Priestess of Romance [i.e. Mrs Radcliffe]. 1882 E. R. Hanson Our Woman Workers 874 There is in all Miss Barton writes or says on the war a concentrated wealth of eloquent earnestness.., which the writer believes would have made her..high priestess of the period. 1939 H. Miller Tropic of Capricorn 97 Sister Antolina..who apparently was the high priestess of the cult of onanism. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 Jan. 7/1 Within a temple of spotless blue-and-white tile, the high priestesses of oysterdom dish out the freshest oysters in creation. 2000 Independent 6 Jan. ii. 9/3 The high priestess of health suggests a weekend detox regime of eating nothing but apples. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1645
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