ephod
Webster Dictionary
a part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front
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pontiff
Webster Dictionary
a high priest
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pontifex
Webster Dictionary
a high priest; a pontiff
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pontiff
(ˈpɒn tɪf)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any high or chief priest.
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high-priesthood
Webster Dictionary
the office, dignity, or position of a high priest
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aaronical
Webster Dictionary
pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews
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archimagus
Webster Dictionary
the high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire
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miter
(ˈmaɪ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the official headdress of the ancient Jewish high priest.
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pontificate
Webster Dictionary
the state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope
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hierarch
(ˈhaɪ əˌrɑrk, ˈhaɪ rɑrk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
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ephod
(ˈɛf ɒd, ˈi fɒd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a richly embroidered vestment worn by the Jewish high priest.
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high
Webster Dictionary
possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc
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urim and thummim
(ˈyʊər ɪm, ˈʊər-; ˈθʌm ɪm, ˈtʊm-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
objects worn in the breastplate of the Jewish high priest and used, perhaps like lots, to determine God's will. Ex. 28:30.
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aaron
(ˈɛər ən, ˈær-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the older brother of Moses, usu. regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
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pontifical
Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal
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thummim
Webster Dictionary
a mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the Jewish high priest. See the note under Urim
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aaron
(Aaron)
Princeton's WordNet
(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf
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veil
(humeral veil, veil)
Princeton's WordNet
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
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humeral veil
(humeral veil, veil)
Princeton's WordNet
a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
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caiaphas
(ˈkeɪ ə fəs, ˈkaɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a high priest of the Jews who presided over the assembly that condemned Jesus to death. Matt. 26.
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confarreation
Webster Dictionary
a form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering of bread was made, in presence of the high priest and at least ten witnesses
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confessional
Webster Dictionary
the recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others
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scapegoat
(ˈskeɪpˌgoʊt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a goat let loose in the wilderness on Yom Kippur after the high priest symbolically laid the sins of the people on its head. Lev. 16:8, 10, 26.
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sanhedrim
Webster Dictionary
the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters
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breastplate
(ˈbrɛstˌpleɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a vestment worn on the chest of the Jewish high priest, ornamented with 12 precious stones representing the 12 tribes of Israel.
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urim
Webster Dictionary
a part or decoration of the breastplate of the high priest among the ancient Jews, by which Jehovah revealed his will on certain occasions. Its nature has been the subject of conflicting conjectures
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ablution
Webster Dictionary
a small quantity of wine and water, which is used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest
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low-church
Webster Dictionary
not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations or forms; -- applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High
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breastplate
Webster Dictionary
a part of the vestment of the high priest, worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes of Israel. See Ephod
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sanctuary
Webster Dictionary
the most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem
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