Priest-king

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sacred king, a monarch with prominent religious attributes.

    "The while this Priest-King sacrifiz'd To's clov'n-foot God in Bethel (self-devis'd)."

  2. 2
    A theocrat, a sovereign high priest.

    "Lower Egypt throws off the yoke of the priest-Kings of Thebes."

Example

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"The while this Priest-King sacrifiz'd To's clov'n-foot God in Bethel (self-devis'd)."

Etymology

From priest + king.

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