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Meanings of
priestess
in English
Russian
жрица
Portuguese
sacerdotisa
Spanish
sacerdotisa
Catalan
sacerdotessa
Back to the meaning
A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain non-Christian religions.
Related terms
position
religious occupation
Russian
жрица
Usage of
priestess
in English
1
He knew that the
priestess
'
best hope for concealment was right here.
2
Despite today, you will make a fine
priestess
when the time comes.'
3
Maxine accepted this and said they would make do without a
priestess
.
4
One of the priests said something in his language to the
priestess
.
5
The
priestess
could only be consulted on one day in every month.
6
When the prince knocked timidly, the
priestess
herself drew the door open.
7
She was still very young and a low-level
priestess
in Hera's temple.
8
He can no longer depend on the sword arm of the
priestess
.
9
To prevent pursuit they sank the boat which had borne the
priestess
.
10
She acted also as his
priestess
in his great temple at Upsala.
11
As a senior
priestess
,
she has been asked to examine a heretic.
12
The red
priestess
armed herself with a pinch of each of them.
13
The
priestess
began to collect her scattered stock into a light trunk.
14
But he frowned when he saw the
priestess
speaking with a stranger.
15
The two preservers had been ambushed, and the
priestess
had been taken.
16
The first is the
priestess
of a Gardnerian coven in the West.
Other examples for "priestess"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
priestess
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
high priestess
young priestess
become a priestess
red priestess
say the priestess
More collocations
Translations for
priestess
Russian
жрица
Portuguese
sacerdotisa
Spanish
sacerdotisa
Catalan
sacerdotessa
Priestess
through the time
Priestess
across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Rare
United Kingdom
Rare