priestess
priestess · priestesses · priestessed · priestessing
To oversee as priestessTo oversee (a pagan ceremony, etc.) as priestess.
UK/ˈpriːstɛs/US/ˈpristɪs/
» She's a priestess.
Sie ist Priesterin.
Вона священниця.
Meaning
1 sensesTo oversee (a pagan ceremony, etc.) as priestess.
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.
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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Forms
priestesses, priestessing, priestessed, priestessed| Base form | priestess · to priestess |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | priestesses |
| Present participle | priestessing |
| Past simple | priestessed |
| Past participle | priestessed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle