priestess

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpriːstɛs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpristɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prē′stis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
priest•ess /ˈpristɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Pronounsa woman who performs or is in charge of performing sacred rites.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
priest•ess  (prē′stis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pronounsa woman who officiates in sacred rites.
  • priest + -ess 1685–95
    See -ess. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
priestess /ˈpriːstɛs/ n a female priest of a non-Christian religion a leading female exponent of a belief, movement, etc
'priestess' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bacchae - Hero - high - high priest - Iphigenia - mambo - oracle - priest - Pythia - pythoness - Auge - bacchant - Pythian - tripod

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