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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priestess
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Residents of Reggio Emilia said Wednesday they were honored the princess had chosen their city and its public preschools for her first visit since her remission.—
Silvia Stellacci,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Some had arrived hours before to catch a glimpse of the princess.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Persephone, goddess of spring and the fields, became the spouse of Hades, who ruled the underworld.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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Three graves with 15 bodies were found within a mile of the city’s iconic La Minerva roundabout, a huge traffic circle featuring fountains, greenery and a towering statue of the Roman goddess Minerva.—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Pictured below moments after his red carpet appearance with Baptista, Cassel offers the gentlemanly arm to accompany the reigning queen of French cinema and his fellow cast member in Histoires Parallèles, Catherine Deneueve, to her seat.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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On display, there is a patchwork quilt the queen made out of her clothing to document her sentence.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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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
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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 20 May. 2026.
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