| 单词 | sem priest |
| 释义 | > as lemmassem priest An Egyptian officiating priest who wore a distinctive robe made from a leopard's skin; also the robe worn by him. Also attributive as sem priest. Cf. setem n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > various non-Christian superiors > [noun] > Egyptian leopard-skin priest1856 colchyte1878 Sem1882 setem1963 1882 G. Rawlinson Hist. Anc. Egypt I. xi. 438 The ‘Sem’,..or officiating high-priest, wore, as his costume of office, a complete leopard-skin, with head, claws, and tail. 1898 E. A. T. W. Budge tr. Bk. Dead cxvi. 181 The goddess Maāt is carried by the arm of him who eateth the Eye, and who is its divine judge, and the Sem priest carrieth me over upon it. 1910 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics III. 538/1 Canonical part of the dress of the sam priest. 1923 Glasgow Herald 16 Mar. 9 So far as could be seen [it] contained a sem, some faience necklaces [etc.]. 1927 H. Carter Tomb of Tut-ankh-amen II. 28 Ay as king with royal insignia, clad in a leopard's skin of the Sem priest. < as lemmas |
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