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priestess

 
Dictionary: priest·ess   (prē'stĭs) pronunciation
n.
A woman who presides over religious rites, especially in pagan religions.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a woman priest


Translations: Priestess
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - præstinde

Nederlands (Dutch)
priesteres

Français (French)
n. - prêtresse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Priesterin

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) ιέρεια

Italiano (Italian)
sacerdotessa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sacerdotisa (f)

Русский (Russian)
священник, жрица

Español (Spanish)
n. - sacerdotisa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prästinna

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
尼, 女祭司, 尼姑

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 尼, 女祭司, 尼姑

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 성직자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 聖職者, 尼僧

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كاهنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כוהנת‬


 
 
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