priestesses

Definition of priestessesnext
plural of priestess

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Noun
  • Her daughter made a collage with pictures of the White House and covered with stickers of Disney princesses.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Spoiler alert on this 400-year-old novel, but Don Quixote doesn't actually slay any giants or rescue any princesses.
    Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Artemis is the daughter of Zeus, who rules over all of the other gods, and Leto, one of the goddesses of childhood.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • In addition to the pious, persevering Goma and flawed Chandravati in the mortal realm, in the divine realm there are the goddesses Sati and her reincarnation as Parvati.
    Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The queens competing in Season 18 included Athena Dion, Briar Blush, Ciara Myst, Darlene Mitchell, DD Fuego, Discord Addams, Jane Don’t, Juicy Love Dion, Kenya Pleaser, Mandy Mango, Mia Starr, Myki Meeks, Nini Coco, and Vita VonTesse Starr.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The wooden board is fabricated from curly maple and the knights, pawns, bishops and queens — all positioned as if a game has begun — are made of ceramics.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Opera singers were called divas because their voices opened something celestial.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
  • If the lineup tells you anything about what’s to come, the season is full of divas, all under one roof.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Priestesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestesses. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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