- priest|ess
- priest|ess «PREES tihs», noun.a woman who serves at an altar or in sacred rites: »
a priestess of Diana, a priestess of beauty.
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priest·ess — … Useful english dictionary
ess — farm·er·ess; fruit·er·ess; ghost·ess; gi·ant·ess; guard·i·an·ess; heir·ess; her·mit·ess; jew·ess; join·tur·ess; judg·ess; knav·ess; knight·ess; land·grav·ess; law·yer·ess; leop·ard·ess; li·on·ess; man·ag·er·ess; man·ess; mar·shal·ess; may·or·ess; … English syllables
priest — arch·priest; com·priest; priest·al; priest·dom; priest·ess; priest; priest·hood; priest·ian·i·ty; priest·ish; priest·ism; priest·ist; priest·let; priest·li·ness; priest·ling; priest·ly; priest·ship; un·priest; priest·less; … English syllables
Johann Heinrich van Ess — (1772 1847), German Catholic theologian, was born at Warburg, Westphalia, on February 15, 1772. He was educated at the Dominican order gymnasium of his native town, and in 1790 entered, as a novice, the Benedictine abbey of Marienmunster, in the… … Wikipedia
priestess — priest·ess … English syllables
priestess — priest|ess [ˈpri:stes] n a woman with religious duties and responsibilities in some non Christian religions … Dictionary of contemporary English
priestess — priest|ess [ pristəs ] noun count a woman who performs religious duties in some religions that are not Christian … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
priestess — priest•ess [[t]ˈpri stɪs[/t]] n. use a woman who officiates in sacred rites … From formal English to slang
Mayago — is the main character in the Korean indigenous legend about the goddess of Mount Jiri (Jirisan). Her status is as a mountain goddess, who is in charge of taking care of a particular mountain to which she is assigned to. Mountain god(dess)s are… … Wikipedia
priestess — 1690s, from PRIEST (Cf. priest) + ESS (Cf. ess). Earlier was priestress (late 15c.) … Etymology dictionary
