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 Mormon Church
3
: the head of a movement or chief exponent of a doctrine or an art
high priesthood
noun
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
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Today, scientists are still studying its properties, and the high priests of the antisugar brigade are still condemning it, while its romantic and even erotic reputation remains well fortified by Valentine’s Day.
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Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
If Pynchon is the high priest of 20th century postmodernism, he’s also proved a prophet of America’s 21st century.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
That day, my father took a bus ride to visit my grandfather, a high priest in Ijebu Igbo.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The local olive trees have long furnished the oil used to anoint kings and high priests.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
If Pynchon is the high priest of 20th century postmodernism, he’s also proved a prophet of America’s 21st century.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
That day, my father took a bus ride to visit my grandfather, a high priest in Ijebu Igbo.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
The local olive trees have long furnished the oil used to anoint kings and high priests.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for high priest
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“High priest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20priest. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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