high priest
noun
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- (religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
- In the Bible, the male individual who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur); always a descendant of Aaron, the older brother of Moses. See Kohen Gadol.
- (Mormonism) The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
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ylipappi
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- (figurative) A person holding a position of power or influence; an authority in a field of study, doctrine, art or a movement.
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auktoriteetti,
guru
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