high priest meaning
UK /haɪ priːst/ US /haɪ prist/ 2 syllables
high priest (noun): a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine.
high priest has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
high priest as a noun
- a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine
- he's the high priest of contemporary jazz
Type of: authority
- a senior clergyman and dignitary
Synonyms: archpriest, hierarch, prelate, primate
Type of: priest
Kinds: Inge, Jimenez de Cisneros, Newman, Richelieu, Tutu, Ussher, Wykeham, Wyszynski
high priest in a sentence
- The high priest Aaron is said to be the progenitor of the Jewish priests, the kohanim.
How to pronounce high priest
high priest is pronounced /haɪ priːst/ in British English and /haɪ prist/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.
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