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单词 high priestess
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high priestess

Word forms: plural high priestesses
countable noun
If you call a woman the high priestess of a particular thing, you are saying that she is considered by people to be expert in that thing.
...the American high priestess of wit. [+ of]

high priestess in British English

(haɪ ˈpriːstɛs)
noun
1.  theology
the priest of highest rank in a religion
2.  the high priestess of sth

high priestess in American English

1. 
a chief priestess, as of a religion or a cult
2. 
a woman who is a chief exponent of a philosophy, movement, etc. or an acknowledged leader or expert in some field

Examples of 'high priestess' in a sentence
high priestess

The only thing missing was the white linen smock of the high priestess, and that was a bonus.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)
`All right, I'll tell you some of it, but first, let's get my things put away, before the high priestess comes looking for me.
Andrews, Virginia WEB OF DREAMS (2002)
And she a high priestess and the mistress of the heir to the throne, no less.
Silverberg, Robert THEBES OF THE HUNDRED GATES (2002)
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