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Definition of High priest

High priest
High priest High" priest` (Eccl.) A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood.

Meaning of High priest from wikipedia

- The term "high priest" usually refers either to an individual who holds the office of ruler-priest, or to one who is the head of a religious organisation...
- In Judaism, the High Priest of Israel (Hebrew: כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל‎, romanized: Kohen Gadol, lit. ‘great priest’; Aramaic: Kahana Rabba) was the head of the...
- This article gives a list of the high priests (Kohen Gadol) of ancient Israel up to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD. Because of a lack of...
- judgment (Hebrew: חֹשֶׁן ḥōšen) was a sacred breastplate worn by the High Priest of the Israelites, according to the Book of Exodus. In the biblical account...
- The high priest wore eight holy garments (bigdei kodesh). Of these, four were of the same type worn by all priests and four were unique to the high priest...
- High Priest of Israel...
- Latter Day Saint movement, a high priest is an office of the priesthood within the Melchizedek priesthood. High priests are typically more experienced...
- The High Priest of Amun or First Prophet of Amun (ḥm nṯr tpj n jmn) was the highest-ranking priest in the priesthood of the ancient Egyptian god Amun....
- Christ Before the High Priest is an oil on canvas painting by Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst, created around 1617. It now hangs in London's National...
- humanoid beings. Carter is brought to a monastery inhabited by the dreaded High Priest Not to Be Described. There, Carter learns that the Men of Leng are the...