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Definition of high priest noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

high priest

noun
 
/ˌhaɪ ˈpriːst/
 
/ˌhaɪ ˈpriːst/
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  1. the most important priest in the Jewish religion in the past
  2. (feminine high priestess)
    an important priest in some other non-Christian religions
    • (figurative) Janis Joplin was known as the High Priestess of Rock.
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