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1. (n.) high priest
a chief priest.
2. high priest
Judaism. (from Aaronic times to about the 1st century a .d .) the priest ranking above all other priests and the only one permitted to enter the holy of holies.
3. high priest
a person in a high position of power or influence, esp. one who is revered as a preeminent authority or interpreter:
the high priest of modern architecture.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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1. (noun) high priest
a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine
"he's the high priest of contemporary jazz"
2. (noun) archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate
a senior clergyman and dignitary
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1. high priest
a chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood
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