1
: a woman authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion
2
: a woman regarded as a leader (as of a movement)
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The title mixed action-game elements with tower defense and real-time strategy to create a memorable experience as the swordsman Soh escorts the priestess Yoshiro through a mountain tainted with evil spirits.
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
However, the fact that the female figure may represent a priestess holding religious objects makes the discovery exceptional, as the researchers write.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Some went as payment to the priests and priestesses.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
The grove also houses two ancient palaces and nine riverside worship points, each maintained by priests or priestesses who inherit their roles through their family lineage.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
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Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 28 May 2025
However, the fact that the female figure may represent a priestess holding religious objects makes the discovery exceptional, as the researchers write.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
Some went as payment to the priests and priestesses.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
The grove also houses two ancient palaces and nine riverside worship points, each maintained by priests or priestesses who inherit their roles through their family lineage.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
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“Priestess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/priestess. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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priestess
noun
priest·ess
ˈprē-stəs 
: a woman who is a priest
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