priestess

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Recent Examples of priestess Many come here connecting to these energies, this sacred land where great teachers, such as Mary Magdalene, Joseph of Arimathea, King Arthur Pendragon, Guinevere, Merlin, many priestesses, many priests, many Druids and many pagans, have all been drawn to the energies of this land. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2026 The story begins in 1915 with the death of Julia Brown, who was a voodoo priestess in her town of Finner, which no longer exists today. Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025 Play it again, Towa Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree follows the titular character, a priestess of Shinju Village, on a time-hopping quest to protect the realm from a malignant entity called Magatsu. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025 Rebecca Ferguson is back as Paul’s mother, Jessica, who becomes a priestess and takes on the collective memories and wisdom of all the high priestesses who have gone before. Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for priestess
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Noun
  • Titled Close Protection, the romantic thriller, co-created by Georgaris and Fox and to be written by Georgaris, is about an American bodyguard protecting a British princess.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The 19-year-old princess joined her fellow London residents in celebration on May 9, 1945, the day after VE Day.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ironically, the cloaked and armored marble statue of the goddess was found face down in the rubble near the outer wall of the stage.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Smith positions the avenging goddess in a horror-show hall of mirrors, with a closed-circuit video feed focused on Vindicatrix’s upraised arm gesturing in oath.
    Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Following tea with the king and queen in the White House Green room, the Trumps showed off the White House’s new beehive to the royal couple.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In Washington, the king and queen will have a private tea with the Trumps and attend a garden party and a formal White House state dinner.
    Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Miranda Priestly, the high priestess of not only the fashion industry, but of all media, the exact industry Andy came to New York to work in.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Enheduanna, a high priestess from Sumer who is credited with being the first person to sign her work, seems to be a fitting obsession for a writer who knows the stakes of authorship.
    Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026

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“Priestess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestess. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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