high priestess

noun

: a chief priestess

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By record’s end, Garcia emerges in full command of this mercurial spirit world—a high priestess with a synth and a killer sixth sense. Suzy Exposito, SPIN, 6 June 2024 The torch was then handed over from the high priestess to a torchbearer, beginning the long journey which will span over 3,000 miles as the torch makes its way to Paris for the start of the 2024 Olympics on July 26. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 On Valentine’s Day in 2022, amid a tour of Los Angeles and meal after meal with celebrities like Shaquille O’Neil and Orlando Bloom, the high priestess of fashion pitched Bankman-Fried on coming to and sponsoring the gala. Byben Weiss, Fortune Crypto, 2 Oct. 2023 Enheduanna’s name was likely taken on when the princess became the high priestess to Inanna, the powerful Sumerian goddess. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for high priestess 

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high priestess was in 1645

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“High priestess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20priestess. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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