high priestess

[ hahy pree-stis ]

noun

1. the female leader of a tribe, religion, or movement; a female high priest.

Word History and Origins

Origin of high priestess¹

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

So, I think the secret of applying grit correctly — and you’re right, it is nuanced, so as the high priestess, maybe I should preach a little more effectively — is to be tenacious at the right level of your goal hierarchy.

From Freakonomics

The high priestess of the most important temple in the Akkadian Empire is credited with creating the writing format used in the Bible and even Homer’s hymns.

From Ozy

How dare they insult our High Priestess of Perfection, Saint Spears?

From The Daily Beast

After steeping in this environment for a year, Sontag became the high priestess of French avant-garde culture.

From The Daily Beast

And God help America when our high priestess of chit chat, Oprah, wraps her long-running weep-fest later this year.

From The Daily Beast

His most “enjoyable” book, Front Row, was a dissection of Vogue high priestess Anna Wintour.

From The Daily Beast

He is the ruling power of external religion, as the High Priestess is the prevailing genius of the esoteric, withdrawn power.

From Project Gutenberg

In conclusion, the pillars of Justice open into one world and the pillars of the High Priestess into another.

From Project Gutenberg

She received him with an air of mystic calm, gracious and dignified as the high-priestess of a Grecian temple.

From Project Gutenberg

It was the religion simply of the family laws, the religion of which her implacable little mother was the high priestess.

From Project Gutenberg

The angry girl between the twins looked like a vengeful high priestess of Trouble--and Trouble appeared.

From Project Gutenberg