priestess

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a woman who performs priestly rites or holds the office of priest in a religion

   The priestess led the ceremony and interpreted the oracle's response.

Formed from priest + the feminine suffix -ess, with a related Middle English form presteresse. The word has long been used especially for women serving in ancient or non-Christian religious traditions.

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