English noun: high priest |
1. | high priest (person) a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine |
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| Samples | He's the high priest of contemporary jazz.
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| Broader (hypernym) | authority |
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2. | high priest (person) a senior clergyman and dignitary |
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| Synonyms | archpriest, hierarch, prelate, primate |
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| Broader (hypernym) | priest |
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| Instance hyponym | Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Newman, Cardinal Richelieu, Desmond Tutu, Duc de Richelieu, Francisco Jimenez de Cisneros, Gloomy Dean, Inge, James Usher, James Ussher, Jimenez de Cisneros, John Henry Newman, Newman, Richelieu, Stefan Wyszynski, Tutu, Usher, Ussher, William of Wykeham, William Ralph Inge, Wykeham, Wyszynski |
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