priestess

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Recent Examples of priestess 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 Fox is a Wiccan priestess, but Circle Sanctuary is inclusive of a range of pagan traditions, focusing on a spiritual connection with nature. Rose Conlon, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for priestess
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Noun
  • Born in 1919, the Canadian actress began acting in Winnipeg, voicing princesses on the radio before hosting another radio show in Toronto for overseas service members during World War II.
    Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 25 July 2025
  • On Thursday, the rising star released the video for his latest single, which stars the pop princess.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • In 1997, the blue-eyed, red-haired goddess accented her look with gold shimmer, a headdress, and defined contour.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 11 July 2025
  • Or fish — quickly marinated in a light soy-garlic sauce or simply brushed with olive oil and served with an herb-y sauce (a chimichurri for example, or a green goddess).
    Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • While Jon is bound to leadership by a sense of duty, Daenerys sees herself as a liberator, a queen steeped in moral righteousness who freed slaves across the sea for the greater good.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 July 2017
  • THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.
    Cole Kazdin, Los Angeles Magazine, 14 July 2017
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Priestess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestess. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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