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The Britannica Dictionary high priestess 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• high priestess (noun)

high priestess noun plural high priestesses high priestess noun plural high priestesses Britannica Dictionary definition of HIGH PRIESTESS [count] 1 informal : a woman who is a leader in a particular profession, subject, etc. — often + of

• a high priestess of the civil rights movement
• the high priestess of the blues

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