- High priest
- High priest High" priest` (Eccl.) A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood. [1913 Webster]
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High Priest — The High Priest † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The High Priest The high priest in the Old Testament is called by various names: ♦ the priest (Num., iii, 6); ♦ the great priest (Lev., xxi, 10); ♦ the head priest (IV Kings, xxv,… … Catholic encyclopedia
high priest — n 1.) informal someone who is famous for being the best at a type of art, music etc, and whose ideas or work change the way that other people think about and make art, music etc high priest of ▪ the high priest of modern jazz 2.) the most… … Dictionary of contemporary English
High priest — High High, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE. high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he[ a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h, OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw. h[ o]g, Dan. h[ o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound, G. h[… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high priest — noun count 1. ) the most important or powerful priest 2. ) MAINLY JOURNALISM the man who has the most experience or knowledge about something: the high priest of self help … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high priest — high priests N COUNT: usu N of n If you call a man the high priest of a particular thing, you are saying in a slightly mocking way that he is considered by people to be expert in that thing. ...the high priest of cheap periodical fiction … English dictionary
High priest — The term high priest may refer to an individual who holds the office of ruler priest, or may refer to the head of a religious caste. * In ancient Egypt, a high priest was the chief priest of any of the many gods revered by the Egyptians. * In… … Wikipedia
High priest — Aaron was the first who was solemnly set apart to this office (Ex. 29:7; 30:23; Lev. 8:12). He wore a peculiar dress, which on his death passed to his successor in office (Ex. 29:29, 30). Besides those garments which he wore in common with all … Easton's Bible Dictionary
high priest — 1. a chief priest. 2. Judaism. (from Aaronic times to about the 1st century A.D.) the priest ranking above all other priests and the only one permitted to enter the holy of holies. 3. Informal. a person in a high position of power or influence,… … Universalium
High Priest — by Timothy Leary (1968) Timothy Leary’s legendary High Priest is an important chronicle as a guide to the psilocybin and LSD guru’s philosophical and scientific thinking about the psychedelic experience. Reading alternately like a sacred text … Encyclopedia of Beat Literature
high priest — Spokesman for the people to God, and for God to the people. Aaron and his successor Eleazar were precursors of the institution (Num. 27:21 ff.) which is mentioned in Lev. 21:10. He alone was anointed and possessed authority over lay officials. He … Dictionary of the Bible
