"high priestess" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high priestesses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} high priestess (plural high priestesses)
  1. A female clergyman with a higher function than a normal priestess. Categories (topical): Female people Related terms: high priest Translations (high priestess): hogepriesteres [feminine] (Dutch), ylipapitar (Finnish), grande-prêtresse [feminine] (French), grande prêtresse [feminine] (French), Hohepriesterin [feminine] (German), somma sacerdotessa [feminine] (Italian), 女教皇 (jokyōō) (alt: じょきょうおう) (Japanese), antistita [feminine] (Latin), arcykapłanka [feminine] (Polish), mare preoteasă [feminine] (Romanian), sumo sacerdotisa [feminine] (Spanish), översteprästinna [common-gender] (Swedish), 𐎗𐎁 𐎋𐎅𐎐𐎚 (rb khnt) (Ugaritic)
    Sense id: en-high_priestess-en-noun-23Y9Xh4L Disambiguation of Female people: 65 5 30 Disambiguation of 'high priestess': 76 12 12
  2. (tarot) The second trump or major arcana card in most traditional tarot decks. Categories (topical): Cartomancy
    Sense id: en-high_priestess-en-noun-xdq7g8Xx Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences, tarot
  3. (Wicca) A third degree (sometimes forth degree) female witch in Wicca. Categories (topical): Wicca, Wicca
    Sense id: en-high_priestess-en-noun-i11Sum2g Disambiguation of Wicca: 31 22 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 33 54 Topics: Wicca, lifestyle, religion

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