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high priest

noun

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  1. A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.

  2. In the Bible, the male individual who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on…

    In the Bible, the male individual who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur); always a descendant of Aaron, the older brother of Moses. See Kohen Gadol.

  3. Jesus Christ.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.

      • Jake was ordained a high priest when he was called to be a counselor in a bishopric.

    2. A person holding a position of power or influence

      A person holding a position of power or influence; an authority in a field of study, doctrine, art or a movement.

      • The global economic collapse of 2007-2008 discredited “rational expectations” economics (though its high priests have yet to recognize this) and brought both Keynes and Hayek back into posthumous contention.
      • The high priest of US arms controllers

    3. A second or third degree male witch in Wicca.

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