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PRIESTESS
priestess
(noun) a woman priest
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
priestess
A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain non-Christian religions.
(religious slur, uncommon) A female Christian priest or minister, typically in a Protestant, Old Catholic, or independent Catholic denomination.
(colloquial, obsolete) A priest’s wife.
Usage notes
Chiefly with regard to ancient or Pagan religions, or metaphorically. In Protestant denominations that admit women to the priesthood, such as Anglicanism, they are generally referred to as priests.
Synonyms
• (female non-Christian religious figure): kahuna, mamaloi, mambo
• (priest’s wife): presbytera, presbyteress
Hyponyms
• (female non-Christian religious figure): bacchante, high priestess
Verb
priestess (third-person singular simple present priestesses, present participle priestessing, simple past and past participle priestessed)
(transitive) To oversee (a pagan ceremony, etc.) as priestess.
Source: Wiktionary
Priest"ess, n.
Definition: A woman who officiated in sacred rites among pagans. Abp. Potter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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