priestess

/priːˈstɛs/ · noun

Meaning

A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain non-Christian religions.
A female Christian priest or minister, typically in a Protestant, Old Catholic, or independent Catholic denomination.
A priest’s wife.
To oversee (a pagan ceremony, etc.) as priestess.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

shaman(English)pythian(English)high priestess(English)priestesshood(English)elder(English)goddess(English)lady(English)druidess(English)apollonian(English)coven(English)ise(English)drow(English)

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Sources

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