priestess
noun
a woman who officiates in sacred rites.
priestesses
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pluralof priestess.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A magazine account admiringly described Osterberg's students, typically in their late teens, as "teachers in embryo... destined high priestesses of a new cult".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Millennial feminism, Helen Lewis writes in the Atlantic, eventually revealed “the gap between what its high priestesses demanded and what they were able to endure themselves.”
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
Mosaku: I spoke to hoodoo priestesses and that was really my main research, was kind of the faith, because that is who she is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
But a rainy weather forecast means the sun's rays will not be able to light the parabolic mirror used by actresses in the garb of ancient priestesses.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
Archaic; from the ecstatic priestesses of Thakra, worshippers of the seraphim, whose ritual dance expressed the dualism of beauty and terror.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
