high priestess

noun

: a chief priestess

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While Ellen’s spasms and fits are viewed as shameful by her peers—even her husband—Franz views her as a sacred figure who would have been a high priestess in another age. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 The occult expert of the film, Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz (Willem Dafoe) declares that in another time period, Ellen would have been a respected high priestess. Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 This is the folding method for clothes popularized by the high priestess of tidy organization, Marie Kondo. David Pierce, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for high priestess 

Word History

First Known Use

1645, in the meaning defined above

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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 21 Jan. 2025.

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