priestess
A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religionsA woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.
» She's a priestess.
Sie ist Priesterin.
Вона священниця.
Meaning
3 sensesA woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.
Priesterin
свяще́нницаsvjaščénnica, жри́цаžríca, попадья́popadʹjá
свяще́ницяsvjaščénycja, жри́цяžrýcja
(slur, uncommon)A female Christian priest or minister, typically in a Protestant, Old Catholic, or independent Catholic denomination.
(colloquial, obsolete)A priest’s wife.
попадья́popadʹjá, ма́тушкаmátuška
попадя́popadjá
a woman priest
Examples
10 sentencesShe's a priestess.
Вона священниця.
deSie ist Priesterin.
Don't make fun of the voodoo priestess.
Tom believed that the priestess's prayers had healed him.
deTom glaubte, dass die Gebete der Priesterin ihn geheilt hatten.
The serpent-god's image is carried in an annual procession by a celibate priestess.
His mother is a priestess.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From priest + -ess. Compare Middle English preesteresse (“priestess”). Piecewise doublet oFrom priest + -ess. Compare Middle English preesteresse (“priestess”). Piecewise doublet of presbyteress.
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