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Recent Examples of priestess
Legend has it that Apollo prevented his muse priestess from brewing, imbibing or smoking laurel leaves, which have a mild narcotic property.
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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
Plus, Jodie Turner-Smith is positively entrancing as a voodoo priestess whose ancient curses might flip this entire story on its head.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Aug. 2024
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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
Plus, Jodie Turner-Smith is positively entrancing as a voodoo priestess whose ancient curses might flip this entire story on its head.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priestess
Noun
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Indeed, a cornerstone of the princess' new mission is fostering personal connections.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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Choose from Disney princesses, Mickey Mouse, space, and more themes to create playful illustrations.—
Emily Hochberg,
Parents,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare will go on public display in the atrium of the Wrightwood 659 gallery in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood starting on January 25.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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To the south is the open sea, home of a goddess who looms large in local mythology.—
Scott Mowbray Amrita Chandradas,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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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
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THE TRENDSETTER Salt & Straw is the homecoming queen of ice cream in LA.—
Cole Kazdin,
Los Angeles Magazine,
14 July 2017
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While Ellen’s spasms and fits are viewed as shameful by her peers—even her husband—Franz views her as a sacred figure who would have been a high priestess in another age.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The occult expert of the film, Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz (Willem Dafoe) declares that in another time period, Ellen would have been a respected high priestess.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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