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Meaning of "high priesthood" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD

haɪ ˈpriːsthʊd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
High priesthood 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 PRIESTHOOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of high priesthood in the English dictionary

The definition of high priesthood in the dictionary is the office or position of high priest.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIGH PRIESTHOOD

aunthood · beasthood · cathood · Christhood · gianthood · grandparenthood · knighthood · parenthood · prophethood · sainthood · servanthood · statehood

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIGH PRIESTHOOD

high noon · high old time · high opinion · high place · high places · high point · high pressure · high priest · high priestess · high profile · high relief · High Renaissance · high resolution · high road · high roller · high rolling · high school · high seas · high season

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIGH PRIESTHOOD

adulthood · archpriesthood · boyhood · brotherhood · falsehood · fatherhood · hood · infanthood · lens hood · likelihood · livelihood · manhood · maximum likelihood · motherhood · neighborhood · neighbourhood · priesthood · sisterhood · victimhood · womanhood

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «high priesthood» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD

Find out the translation of high priesthood to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of high priesthood 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 priesthood» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

大祭司
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sumo sacerdocio
570 millions of speakers
en

English

high priesthood
510 millions of speakers
hi

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उच्च पुजारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

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الكهنوت عالية
280 millions of speakers
ru

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первосвященство
278 millions of speakers
pt

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sumo sacerdócio
270 millions of speakers
bn

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মহাযাজক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

haute prêtrise
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Keimamatan yang tinggi
190 millions of speakers
de

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hohe Priestertum
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

高い聖職
130 millions of speakers
ko

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대신 권
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Imam Agung
85 millions of speakers
vi

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linh mục cao
80 millions of speakers
ta

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உயர் ஆசாரியத்துவம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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मुख्य याजकगण
75 millions of speakers
tr

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Yüksek papaz
70 millions of speakers
it

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sommo sacerdozio
65 millions of speakers
pl

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wysokiej kapłaństwa
50 millions of speakers
uk

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первосвященство
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

mare preoție
30 millions of speakers
el

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υψηλή ιεροσύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoëpriesterskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

höga prästerskapet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

yppersteprester
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of high priesthood

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIGH PRIESTHOOD»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIGH PRIESTHOOD»

Discover the use of high priesthood in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to high priesthood and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Power from on high: the development of Mormon priesthood
Gregory A. Prince charts these developments with impressive interpretative skill. Besides the obvious historical significance, he underscores the implications for current Mormon governance.
Gregory A. Prince, 1995
2
Zadok's Heirs: The Role and Development of the High ...
Deborah Rooke argues that, contrary to received scholarly opinion, the high priesthood was fundamentally a religious office which in and of itself bestowed no civil responsibilities upon its holders, and that not until the time of the ...
Deborah W. Rooke, 2012
3
The Development of the High Priesthood During the ...
With a rigorous use of the sources, the book throws new light on the High Priesthood (301-152 BCE).
Maria Brutti, 2006
4
The Institution of the Hasmonean High Priesthood
INTRODUCTION The high priesthood is among those biblical/Jewish major institutions, which had survived for many centuries. While historically it remains difficult to trace its beginning, its end had been spelled out roughly with the destruction ...
Vasile Babota, 2013
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The Assault on Priesthood: A Biblical and Theological Rejoinder
Zadok's Ascent to the High Priesthood When Adonijah heard of Solomon's accession to the throne, he fled Jerusalem. He eventually returned and pledged allegiance to the new king. Meanwhile, Solomon deposed Abiathar from the high  ...
Lawrence B. Porter, 2012
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The Works of Flavius Josephus: The Learned and Authentic ...
Whence it is a custom of our country, that no one should take the high priesthood of God, but he who is of the blood of Aaron, while every one that is of another stock, though he were a king, can never obtain that high priesthood. Accordingly  ...
Flavius Josephus, 1841
7
The True Masonic Chart: Or Hieroglyphic Monitor; Containing ...
ORDER OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD. THIS order appertains to the office of High Priest of a Royal Arch Chapter: and no one can be legally entitled to receive it, until he has been duly elected to preside a* High Priest in a regular Chapter of Royal ...
Jeremy Ladd Cross, 1826
8
Saints' Herald
The High Priesthood" and "the Lesser Priesthood" are both spoken of in this revelation as existing orders in the church, therefore they are not done away. Now I will present an evidence that the "high priesthood" and "lesser priesthood" were ...
‎1870
9
Magnifying Priesthood Power
Having chosen good, and once more shown great faith, they are ordained on earth to a holy calling in the High Priesthood. Fourth, others of their brethren who were called, elected, and ordained with them in the organizational councils have  ...
Robert L. Millet, 2008
10
Caiaphas: Friend of Rome and Judge of Jesus?
Several more years passed and still Caiaphas remained in position, outlasting not only Gratus but also his successor, Pilate. In fact, Caiaphas held the high priesthood for the next eighteen or nineteen years and was easily the longest serving ...
Helen Katharine Bond, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIGH PRIESTHOOD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term high priesthood is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tropical Cyclone Raquel forms making history
Except for the standard "Who are you to dare question the high priesthood of climate alarmism?" "Please post your rebuttal links and let us look ... «Rockhampton Morning Bulletin, Jun 15»
2
Blows Against the Empire
These Hasmonean leaders annexed the high priesthood from the 150s, and in 104 BC they transformed their princely rule into overt royal ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
3
What Is The Meaning Of AD and BC? How Does It Connect To …
... tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. «Patheos, Jun 15»
4
The Korach Rebellion
They were angry that the monarchy was given to Judah and the high priesthood to Levi and Aaron. Jacob was no longer extant, so they ... «The Jewish Press, Jun 15»
5
Korach: A True Debate
He figured that the leadership of the nation should go to the oldest son of the oldest brother and the high priesthood should go to the oldest son ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jun 15»
6
The Age of Tyrants
One recent book I have found valuable is Vasile Babota, ed., The Institution of the Hasmonean High Priesthood (Boston : Brill, 2013). «Patheos, Jun 15»
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4 thoughts about the Bible as a “human book”
We non-Catholics might not necessarily have a magisterium of our own but I would not state that the magisterium nullifies the high priesthood of ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
8
Why Arguments Against Women in Ministry Aren't Biblical
... the NT are: 1) the priesthood of all believers, which of course includes women, and 2) the heavenly high priesthood of Christ (see Hebrews). «Patheos, Jun 15»
9
Irenaeus on the Trinity— Part Six
... was eclipsing the NT one which knows only the heavenly high priesthood of Christ or the priesthood of all believers, but not a class of priests. «Patheos, May 15»
10
In polite company, it's not proper to talk about religion, politics, or the …
Thus, the divinations of a climate science high priesthood propped up by the power of the political class have warranted certainty about the ... «American Thinker, May 15»
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