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Recent Examples of high priestess Enheduanna’s name was likely taken on when the princess became the high priestess to Inanna, the powerful Sumerian goddess. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2023 An Akkadian high priestess of the moon god Nanna from the third millennium B.C., Enheduanna had been seized by raiders, likely raped, and then miraculously saved and restored to power. Douglas Smith, WSJ, 26 June 2023 Pop’s high priestess of benzodiazepine noir dispenses potent doses on her ninth album. Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023 In the role of high priestess, Greek actress Katerina Lehou lights the Olympic torch before the 2,600-year-old Temple of Hera, the site of Ancient Olympia. Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 26 May 2021 See all Example Sentences for high priestess 

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“High priestess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20priestess. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

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