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Recent Examples of priestess
Some went as payment to the priests and priestesses.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
The grove also houses two ancient palaces and nine riverside worship points, each maintained by priests or priestesses who inherit their roles through their family lineage.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
Archaeologists excavating a massive tomb in Pompeii unearthed extremely rare, nearly life-size marble statues that shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 16 May 2025
The grove also houses two ancient palaces and nine riverside worship points, each maintained by priests or priestesses who inherit their roles through their family lineage.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
Archaeologists excavating a massive tomb in Pompeii unearthed extremely rare, nearly life-size marble statues that shed new light on the power held by priestesses in the ancient city.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
In her right hand, the female figure holds laurel leaves, which Roman priestesses and priests once used to purify spaces.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priestess
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Fans will know that one big casting announcement looms large as the otherworldly princess of space Rosalina will be integral to a movie based on Galaxy.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Based on a video shared by Hello Magazine, the princess took a few seconds to simply gather her hair into a low ponytail and tie it into a knot.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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Marilyn Minter adapted Barbara Shermund’s 1925 image of a goddess-like woman in grape-cluster earrings; Minter shot the actor Sadie Sink through glass, creating a dreamy haze.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Excavations at the site have uncovered temples, elite residences, and a shrine to Wadjet, the cobra goddess of Lower Egypt.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Trending Video For consistency, all of the prices reflect queen sizes.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
10 Sep. 2025
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The show created by and starring Florence Longpré, a queen of Canadian dramedy, is playing on Bell’s streamer Crave in Canada, and Canal+ in France.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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In this version, adapted from the London run’s extended one, Bernadette is the primary close collaborator with Sondheim onstage, occupying a position between ambassador to his oeuvre, high priestess of song, and family member in mourning.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
9 Apr. 2025
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Another influential woman in Mukherjee’s life is Linda Fargo, Bergdorf Goodman’s chic, silver-haired senior vice president of fashion—and the retail high priestess responsible for Sabyasachi’s Big Apple debut.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Priestess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestess. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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