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high priest noun

  • (religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
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  • (Mormonism) The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
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  • 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.
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