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单词 priestesses
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priestess

noun

priest·​ess ˈprē-stəs How to pronounce priestess (audio)
1
: a woman authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion
2
: a woman regarded as a leader (as of a movement)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web These spirits take over participants’ bodies as the priest (ougan) or priestess (mambo) leads the ceremony. Dieu-nalio Chery, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 The book’s voodoo priestess warns against the reverberations of intent, deed and especially timing. Alex Pulaski, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 This podcast covers all kinds of theories including one that says Taylor Swift is a clone of a former satanic church priestess, Zeena LaVey, to the theory stating that the Titanic never sank, to another saying that Prince Charles is a vampire. Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2022 To access it, approach the oracle in the temple by the river and answer the priestess’s three questions. Jay Martel, The New Yorker, 14 May 2022 As Elizabeth II, the daughter of the last emperor of India, heads the Church of England, so Sargon’s daughter became high-priestess of the moon god in the temple at Ur. Dominic Green, WSJ, 7 June 2022 Wearing a dark robe and what might be a priestess’s headdress, Shaylin D. Watson backs out on stage, wary, imploring, accepting. Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2022 Calm down Madonna fans, this is a shrine to the Virgin Mary, not your pop priestess. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2022 She is identified as both ritual priestess and triumphant ruler in a monument that enshrines her elite status and a belief in the divine right to rule that would shape her role and image in the late classic Mayan period. Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 25 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1654, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

priestess

noun

priest·​ess ˈprē-stəs How to pronounce priestess (audio)
: a woman who has the authority to lead or perform religious ceremonies

priestesses

noun

plural of priestess
as in princesses

Synonyms & Similar Words

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