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Honestly, I have had to live like a high priestess in this show. It is a very, very lonely life. When you work the way I work - that means hard - there's no time for play.
Ann Miller

Meaning of "high priestess" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH PRIESTESS

high priestess  [haɪ ˈpriːstɛs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH PRIESTESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High priestess is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIGH PRIESTESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

high priestess

High priest

The term "high priest" usually refers either to an individual who holds the office of ruler-priest, or to one who is the head of a religious caste.

Definition of high priestess in the English dictionary

The definition of high priestess in the dictionary is the priest of highest rank in a religion. Other definition of high priestess is the high priestess of sth if you call a woman the high priestess of a particular thing, you are saying in a slightly mocking way that she is considered by people to be expert in that thing.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGH PRIESTESS


Altesse
ælˈtɛs
baronetess
ˌbærəˈnɛtɛs
citess
ˈsɪtɛs
cohostess
ˌkəʊˈhəʊstɛs
giantess
ˈdʒaɪəntɛs
poetess
ˈpəʊɪtɛs
politesse
ˌpɒlɪˈtɛs
priestess
ˈpriːstɛs
saintess
ˈseɪntɛs
teth
tɛs
tristesse
trɪsˈtɛs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH PRIESTESS

high living
High Mass
high noon
high old time
high opinion
high place
high places
high point
high pressure
high priest
high priesthood
high profile
high relief
High Renaissance
high resolution
high road
high roller
high rolling
high school
high seas

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH PRIESTESS

air hostess
countess
dance hostess
hermitess
hostess
interpretess
prelatess
presidentess
prophetess
varletess
viscountess

Synonyms and antonyms of high priestess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high priestess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH PRIESTESS

Find out the translation of high priestess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of high priestess from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «high priestess» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高女祭司
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alta sacerdotisa
570 millions of speakers

English

high priestess
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उच्च पुजारिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاهنة عالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

верховная жрица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sacerdotisa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্চ ধর্মযাজিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grande prêtresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Imam besar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hohepriesterin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女教皇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고 여사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Imam Agung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nữ tu sĩ cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயர் பூசாரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्च पुजारिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rahibe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sacerdotessa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kapłanka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

верховна жриця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mare preoteasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υψηλή ιέρεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë priesteres
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hög prästinna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yppersteprest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high priestess

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH PRIESTESS»

The term «high priestess» is regularly used and occupies the 97.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH PRIESTESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about high priestess

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QUOTES WITH «HIGH PRIESTESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word high priestess.
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Ann Miller
Honestly, I have had to live like a high priestess in this show. It is a very, very lonely life. When you work the way I work - that means hard - there's no time for play.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH PRIESTESS»

Discover the use of high priestess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high priestess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inanna, Lady of Largest Heart: Poems of the Sumerian High ...
This book provides the complete texts of Enheduanna's hymns to Inanna, skillfully and beautifully rendered by Betty De Shong Meador, who also discusses how the poems reflect Enheduanna's own spiritual and psychological liberation from being ...
Enheduanna, Betty De Shong Meador, 2000
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High Priestess: The Life and Times of Patricia Crowther
High Priestess is a fascinating account of a witch's life as a High Priestess of the Great Goddess.Patricia verifies the Craft's system of Degrees by providing proof of their usage in ancient times and gives startling evidence concerning ...
Patricia Crowther, 1999
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High Priestess
thomas dunne books. An imprint of St.Martin's Press. high priestess. Copyright © 2006 by David Skibbins. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever ...
David Skibbins, 2007
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Simple Fortunetelling with Tarot Cards: Corrine Kenner's ...
The High Priestess is a keeper of secrets. Like a faithful confidant or confessor, the High Priestess is sworn to uphold the confidentiality of her clients. So, too, are tarot readers. When you get the High Priestess in a tarot card reading, you may ...
Corrine Kenner, 2007
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Mary McFadden: High Priestess of High Fashion : a Life in ...
Mary McFadden draws her inspiration almost entirely from the artistry of ancient civilizations.
Mary McFadden, Ruta Saliklis, 2004
6
Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners
Description The High Priestess is the guardian of the unconscious. She sits in front of the thin veil of unawareness which is all that separates us from our inner landscape. She contains within herself the secret of these realms and offers us the ...
Joan Bunning, 1998
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The Tarot Book: Basic Instruction for Reading Cards
The Magus (or the Magician) shares several intrinsic qualities with the High Priestess, the Hierophant, and Strength. When dealing with any of these four archetypes it is easy enough to confuse them because even though their differences are ...
Jana Riley, 1991
8
Tarot Awareness: Exploring the Spiritual Path
wise to present the High Priestess with an image of this person as the ultimate desire of your life! If the Magician is aware, he or she will form a logical, concise premise from clear and real impressions of the situation (i.e., the disappointing ...
Stephen Walter Sterling, 2000
9
Tarot of the Spirit
(See fig. 10.) In that such energies have the power to unify body and spirit, they become a healing force. The caduceus is, noncoinciden- tally, used as a symbol of healing by the medical profession. The High Priestess is the hidden knowledge ...
Pamela Eakins, 1992
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The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft and Wicca
sybIl leek also said that all New Forest covens had 13 members: six men and six women plus a high priestess. Thirteen is traditional, but not a rigid rule. many co- vens vary in size from three to about 20 members. Size is important, for too few ...
Rosemary Guiley, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH PRIESTESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high priestess is used in the context of the following news items.
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Calendar for the July 17 Milpitas Post - San Jose Mercury News
What's up with all these crazy names for the cards, like "High Priestess" and "Hierophant" and "Temperance?" Sue Wilhite, master tarot ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
2
Kobra And The Lotus at Think Tank in Newcastle, UK on 29-June-15 …
The band brings with them in tow their superb third album High Priestess from which they open their set with the title track. The Canadian ... «National Rock Review, Jul 15»
3
How Nina Simone Made Lauryn Hill's Rebirth Possible | SPIN
The “High Priestess of Soul” fostered close relationships with iconic and controversial figures of the time: novelist James Baldwin, poet ... «SPIN, Jul 15»
4
Taylor Swift + Federal Washington, A Love Story: DCist
Pop's reigning high priestess is in town for a two-night engagement at National Park, and it seems like a fair portion of the city is as giddy as a ... «DCist.com, Jul 15»
5
New Ayn Rand: Ideal, firmly in objectivism
Very few modern writers have had as robust a career after their demise as the novelist cum philosopher Ayn Rand, the high priestess of the cult ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
6
Zipperneck's Mel Hell: A Punk Rock Recovery Project
Melissa Waters is known affectionately by local tattooed tribes as Mel Hell, the high priestess of Joan Jett-style music. For ten years now, she ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
7
Calendar for the July 10 Milpitas Post
What's up with all these crazy names for the cards, like "High Priestess" and "Hierophant" and "Temperance?" Sue Wilhite, master tarot ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
8
2015 Capital Fringe Review: 'mostly the VOICE: a black lesbian …
... community (dubbing herself the High Priestess of Homo Hop), and decides to stay in DC, where she has since become well known as a poet, ... «DC Metro Theater Arts, Jul 15»
9
Novelty items from Seattle store make international news
said Shana Iverson, High Priestess of Rubber Chickens for Archie McPhee. "It's one of my favorite items." But the "cat dental floss" advertised ... «KING5.com, Jul 15»
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In Support of our own: understanding Unitarian Universalist …
She had been a High Priestess for many years but wanted to do “professional ministry.” The person who responded to this letter was Rev. «Patheos, Jul 15»

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