1
: a woman authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion
2
: a woman regarded as a leader (as of a movement)
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There are lovely, moody shots of Chatwin the novelist, travel writer and adventurer, wandering through Haiti, posing with a python — and a priestess — at her shrine in Benin, and shot against the backdrop of a mountain range in Namibia.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 28 June 2024
Nekhbet’s priestesses performed their rites dressed in vulture feathers.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2024
Brewers, in those days, were not only women but were priestesses as well, and their brews were used during religious ceremonies.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
Archaeologists found human-hair wigs in tombs of priestesses and kohl kits for eyeliner in Nefertiti’s tomb.
—Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 28 June 2024
Nekhbet’s priestesses performed their rites dressed in vulture feathers.
—Ian Rose, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2024
Brewers, in those days, were not only women but were priestesses as well, and their brews were used during religious ceremonies.
—Steve Hindy, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2015
Archaeologists found human-hair wigs in tombs of priestesses and kohl kits for eyeliner in Nefertiti’s tomb.
—Sabina Wex, Glamour, 17 June 2024
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“Priestess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/priestess. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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priestess
noun
priest·ess
ˈprē-stəs 
: a woman who is a priest
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