high priest

noun

1

: a chief priest especially of the ancient Jewish Levitical priesthood traditionally traced from Aaron

2

: a priest of the Melchizedek priesthood in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

3

: the head of a movement or chief exponent of a doctrine or an art

high priesthood noun

Synonyms of high priest

• proponent
• advocate
• supporter
• advocator
• exponent
• white knight

Examples of high priest in a Sentence

the high priest of tax relief for the state's property owners

as the high priest of nouvelle cuisine, he was enormously influential in the food world

Recent Examples on the Web

For four decades, Megadeth have been high priests—not the highest, but close—in a church of metal where technical prowess, breakneck tempos, and sneering attitude are the holiest of virtues. —Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 26 Jan. 2026

The locals know it as the sacred place where ancient kahuna po'o (high priests) meditated and received wisdom. —Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026

Ben Gamla, named for a high priest in Israel 2,000 years ago, also would provide instruction in Jewish religion, culture, values, rituals, texts, holidays and practices. —Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 14 Jan. 2026

Still, whatever validity there is to his pain, Peter becomes a high priest of hallucination and Coon’s tortured Agnes his disciple. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for high priest

• deceased
• decreased
• increased
• northeast
• policed
• released
• southeast
• beast
• ceased
• creased
• east
• feast