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noun

a chief priest.

Judaism. (from Aaronic times to about the 1st century a.d.) the priest ranking above all other priests and the only one permitted to enter the holy of holies.

Informal. a person in a high position of power or influence, especially one who is revered as a preeminent authority or interpreter: the high priest of the young painters.

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Origin of high priest

1350–1400; Middle English heiye prest

Words nearby high priest

high polymer, high-power, high-powered, high-pressure, high-priced, high priest, high priestess, high priesthood, high profile, high-proof, high-quality

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How to use high priest in a sentence

It was only after the death of the Syrian monarch Antiochus in 152 BCE that Jonathan became high priest and his political opponents left Jerusalem.
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Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
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Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
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Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
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The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.
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He felt his body grow limp (like one of those high-speed films of a flower wilting).
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Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
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The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
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In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
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As Spain, however, has fallen from the high place she once held, her colonial system has also gone down.
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British Dictionary definitions for high priest

high priest

noun

Judaism the priest of highest rank who alone was permitted to enter the holy of holies of the tabernacle and Temple

Mormon Church a priest of the order of Melchizedek priesthood

the head of a group or cultAlso (feminine): high priestess

Derived forms of high priest

high priesthood, noun

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