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High priest

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Noun
  1. 1
    A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
  2. 2
    a senior clergyman and dignitary wordnet
  3. 3
    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.
  4. 4
    a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine wordnet
  5. 5
    Jesus Christ.
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  1. 6
    The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood. Mormonism

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

  2. 7
    A person holding a position of power or influence; an authority in a field of study, doctrine, art or a movement. figuratively

    "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."

  3. 8
    A second or third degree male witch in Wicca.

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