high priestess

noun

A female clergyman with a higher function than a normal priestess.

Meanings

nounhigh priestess (plural high priestesses)

plural high priestesses

  1. A female clergyman with a higher function than a normal priestess.
  2. human sciencesThe second trump or major arcana card in most traditional tarot decks.
  3. WiccaA third degree (sometimes fourth degree) female witch in Wicca.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 女祭司
  • 女祭司 (nǚjìsī)high priestess
Dutch hogepriesteres
  • hogepriestereshigh priestess
Finnish ylipapitar
  • ylipapitarhigh priestess
French grande-prêtresse, grande prêtresse
  • grande-prêtressehigh priestess
  • grande prêtressehigh priestess
German Hohepriesterin
  • Hohepriesterinhigh priestess
Italian somma sacerdotessa
  • somma sacerdotessahigh priestess
Japanese 女教皇
  • 女教皇 (jokyōō)high priestess
Latin antistita
  • antistitahigh priestess
Polish arcykapłanka
  • arcykapłankahigh priestess
Romanian mare preoteasă
  • mare preoteasăhigh priestess
Spanish sumo sacerdotisa
  • sumo sacerdotisahigh priestess
Swedish översteprästinna
  • översteprästinnahigh priestess
Cite this entry
APA

high priestess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20priestess

MLA

“high priestess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20priestess. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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