high priest
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high priest
noun high priests · highpriest
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A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
Similar: abbot, archbishop, godi, head priest, chief priest, Kohen Gadol, Jewish high priest, mahant, volkhv
- In the Bible, the male individual who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur); always a descendant of Aaron, the older brother of Moses. See Kohen Gadol.
- Jesus Christ.
- The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood. Jake was ordained a high priest when he was called to be a counselor in a bishopric.
- A person holding a position of power or influence; an authority in a field of study, doctrine, art or a movement. The global economic collapse of 2007-2008 discredited “rational expectations” economics (though its high priests have yet to recognize this) and brought both Keynes and Hayek back into posthumous contention.
- A second or third degree male witch in Wicca.
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noun high clergyman
| Español | sumo sacerdote |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 大祭司 daisaishi, 宮司 guuji, 住職 juushoku |
| 中文 | 大祭司 dà jìsī, 儒生 rúshēng |
| हिन्दी | महान्त mahānt |
| Português | sumo sacerdote |
| Français | grand prêtre, grand-prêtre |
| Deutsch | Hohepriester |
| Italiano | sommo sacerdote |
| Română | mare preot |
| Русский | первосвяще́нник pervosvjaščénnik, волхв volxv |
noun Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice
| Kiswahili | Kuhani Mkuu |
|---|---|
| Français | Grand Prêtre, souverain sacrificateur, Grand-prêtre |
| Deutsch | Hoherpriester |
| Italiano | sommo sacerdote |
| Русский | первосвященник pervosvjaščennik |
| עברית | כהן גדול kohen gadol |
noun office in Mormonism
| Русский | первосвяще́нник pervosvjaščénnik |
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