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priestess

[ pree-stis ]

noun

  1. a woman who officiates in sacred rites.


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Gender Note

See -ess.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of priestess1

First recorded in 1685–95; priest + -ess
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Her account, @not_a_priestess, is broadly light-hearted, whether she is poking fun at uncomfortable pews or showing the audience a day in her life.

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Filmed in black and white, the video shows Anitta crouching naked as a priestess in traditional, white attire pours purifying water over her head.

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Cassandra A ancient Trojan priestess who was fated to be a prophet but never believed, most famously about Greek troops hiding inside the Trojan Horse.

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Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of a high priestess, lit the flame in a dramatic ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece, where the first Olympic games were held in 776 BC.

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An actor playing an ancient Greek priestess holds a silver torch containing highly combustible materials over a concave mirror.

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