high priest

名词 n.
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名词 n.
  1. A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
  2. 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.
  3. Jesus Christ.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. A second or third degree male witch in Wicca.

词形变化

high priests plural highpriest alternative
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