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. — Waldelfe
Вона священниця. — deniko
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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. — deniko
deSie ist Priesterin. — Waldelfe
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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The serpent-god's image is carried in an annual procession by a celibate priestess.
His mother is a priestess.
Translations
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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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