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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 "priestess" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIESTESS

priestess  [ˈpriːstɛs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIESTESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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 PRIESTESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of priestess in the English dictionary

The definition of priestess in the dictionary is a female priest of a non-Christian religion. Other definition of priestess is a leading female exponent of a belief, movement, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIESTESS


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIESTESS

pridian
prie-dieu
pried
prier
pries
priest
priest-hole
priest-ridden
priest´s hole
priestcraft
priesthood
Priestley
priestlier
priestliest
priestlike
priestliness
priestling
priestly
priestship
prig

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIESTESS

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

Synonyms and antonyms of priestess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «priestess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIESTESS

Find out the translation of priestess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «priestess» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 女祭司
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sacerdotisa
570 millions of speakers

English

priestess
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुजारिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاهنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жрица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sacerdotisa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধর্মযাজিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prêtresse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendeta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Priesterin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

女性聖職者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여자 사제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pendhudhuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாதிரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुजारी
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

жриця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

preoteasă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιέρεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

priesteres
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

priestess
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of priestess

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIESTESS»

The term «priestess» is very widely used and occupies the 10.620 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIESTESS» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «PRIESTESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word 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 «PRIESTESS»

Discover the use of priestess in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to priestess and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Sea Priestess
The Sea Priestess is the highly acclaimed novel in which Dion Fortune introduces her most powerful fictional character, Vivien Le Fay Morgan- a practicing initiate of the Hermetic Path.
Dion Fortune, 2003
2
Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece
This book will do much to improve and extend our understanding of the role of Greek women both in religion and in society."--Mary Lefkowitz, Wellesley College, author of "Greek Gods, Human Lives: What We Can Learn from Myths"
Joan Breton Connelly, 2007
3
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
4
Priestess: woman as sacred celebrant
PRIESTESS: WOMAN AS A SACRED CELEBRANT is a story of a woman's journey through time.
Pamela Eakins, 1996
5
Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn, Updated and ...
A new preface, epilogue, bibliography, and a collection of family photographs tell the story of the effect of the book's publication on Mama Lola's life.
Karen McCarthy Brown, 2001
6
Hitler's Priestess: Savitri Devi, the Hindu-Aryan Myth, and ...
This edition contains his two major papers: n essay on the calculus of functions, which established his reputation as a mathematician, and On the economy of machinery manufacturers, which was the first work of its kind to concentrate on the ...
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke, 2000
7
Priestess of the White: Book 1 of the Age of the Five
. . Trudi Canavan, author of the bestselling Black Magician Trilogy, embarks upon a wonderful new fantasy series set in a classical world of magic, heroes, gods and forbidden love.
Trudi Canavan, 2010
8
Priestess, Mother, Sacred Sister: Religions Dominated by Women
This does not explain, however, the existence of many religious groups in which women are both leaders and the majority of participants. How are these women's religions different from those dominated by men?
‎1996
9
A Modern Priestess of Isis
A picture of the controversial final years of spiritualist leader Madame Blavatsky, as observed by a Russian writer.
Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov, Walter Leaf, 2011
10
Priestess
To become a priestess to Astarte, the goddess of love and war, was to embody the goddess's urgent sexual hunger and the ecstasy of her fulfillment.
Elliot Mabeuse, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIESTESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term priestess is used in the context of the following news items.
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When Nina Simone Sang Jewish Songs
... her solo debut at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 1963, the sold-out show in New York City heralded her arrival as “the High Priestess of Soul. «Forward, Jul 15»
2
HBO May Have Accidentally Revealed The Truth About Jon Snow's …
Or at least not permanently with a priestess who can bring the dead back to life that is currently in residence at Castle Black. One thing that fans ... «Science Fiction, Jul 15»
3
Understanding the East From the West
She was the high priestess of the moon god called Nanna. In approximately 540 BCE Ennigaldi created her own museum. Over 2,500 years ... «The Epoch Times, Jul 15»
4
Fringe preview: Titania – A Solo Cabaret
'I couldn't believe such a woman, queen, lover, priestess would be mute by the end of the play and wanted to give more depth to her journey ... «The List, Jul 15»
5
'Garo' Anime Returns This Fall
One Makai Priestess gave birth to a child while being burned at the stake. That child carried the bloodlines of the Golden Knight. Although he ... «The Fandom Post, Jul 15»
6
Florence + the Machine review – a sermon from pop's high priestess
By the time Florence + the Machine take to the amphitheatre stage on the second night of Splendour in the Grass 2015, the surrounding hillside ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Wolf Trap Opera brings back alumni for big-gun 'Aida'
So did Kerriann Otaño as the Priestess, her voice sounding huge through a layer of amplification. The evening added up to a lot of fun. Having ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
Dancing is still possible if you need to be 'In Bed by Ten'
about the high priestess of soul and jazz, Nina Simone. Follow @InBedByTenPGH on Twitter to find out what's next! #SEEN: John Knott, Rachel ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Help! 1965 Beatles on-screen jacket sells for £30000 at auction
... in the band's second full-length feature film, in which Ringo frets over a ring secretly entrusted to him by Ahme, a mysterious high priestess. «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
10
Max Factory's 1/1 Scale "Sun Priestess Tamayorihime" from …
Good Smile Online Shop has started accepting pre-orders for Max Factory's 1/1 scale figure of Sun Priestess Tamayorihime, from the 2014 TV ... «Crunchyroll News, Jul 15»

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