1
: a woman authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion
2
: a woman regarded as a leader (as of a movement)
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Kinvara, that red priestess who popped up in Myrene on Game of Thrones season 6, will be so happy that she's now vindicated in her claims.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Legend has it that Apollo prevented his muse priestess from brewing, imbibing or smoking laurel leaves, which have a mild narcotic property.
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
Ancient priestesses made their bodies a conduit for collective transcendence and, now that the old gods have abandoned us, we secular souls tend to find our collective transcendence at concerts.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
September 21, 2024 Vivianne Crowley is a Wiccan priestess, psychologist, and spiritual teacher, whose books offer practical advice on how to harness the energies of the natural world.
—Vivianne Crowley, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Legend has it that Apollo prevented his muse priestess from brewing, imbibing or smoking laurel leaves, which have a mild narcotic property.
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
Ancient priestesses made their bodies a conduit for collective transcendence and, now that the old gods have abandoned us, we secular souls tend to find our collective transcendence at concerts.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
September 21, 2024 Vivianne Crowley is a Wiccan priestess, psychologist, and spiritual teacher, whose books offer practical advice on how to harness the energies of the natural world.
—Vivianne Crowley, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2024
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priestess
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priest·ess
ˈprē-stəs 
: a woman who is a priest
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