Definition of high priest High priest

We found 9 definitions of high priest from 3 different sources.

What does high priest mean?

Noun
high priest - a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz"
high priest - a senior clergyman and dignitary
		archpriest, hierarch, prelate, primate
		priest a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

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high priest (Noun)
A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
high priest (Noun)
In the history of the Hebrew Testament Tanakh, the male person who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement Yom Kippur . Always a descendant of Aaron the older brother of Moses.
high priest (Noun)
Jesus Christ .
high priest (Noun)
The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
high priest (Noun)
A person holding a position of power or influence; an authority in a field of study, doctrine, art or a movement.
high priest (Noun)
A third degree sometimes forth degree male witch in Wicca.

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