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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "souverain sacrificateur"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Grand-prêtre"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hoherpriester"
},
{
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "ufargudja",
"sense": "Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌾𐌰"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "arkhiereús",
"sense": "Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ἀρχιερεύς"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sommo sacerdote"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Huagepriesta"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "Bible: male person responsible for making the annual sacrifice",
"word": "Kuhani Mkuu"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "office in Mormonism",
"word": "ylipappi"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "prvosveštenik",
"sense": "office in Mormonism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "првосвештеник"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "office in Mormonism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "arcykapłan"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pervosvjaščénnik",
"sense": "office in Mormonism",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "первосвяще́нник"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "powerful person, authority",
"word": "auktoriteetti"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "powerful person, authority",
"word": "guru"
}
],
"word": "high priest"
}
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