high priest
noun/ˌhaɪ ˈpriːst/
/ˌhaɪ ˈpriːst/
- the most important priest in the Jewish religion in the past
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- (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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