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priestess

/priːˈstɛs/

Meanings
noun
A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain non-Christian religions.

Examples :

"The ancient priestess performed rituals to honor the goddess of harvest. "
religion person mythology

Related Words

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minister noun

/ˈmɪnɪstə/ /ˈmɪnɨstɚ/

A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.

"The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation."

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performed verb

/pə.ˈfɔːmd/ /pɚ.ˈfɔɹmd/

To do something; to execute.

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

A group sharing a common understanding, and often the same language, law, manners, and/or tradition.

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

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religions noun

/ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒənz/

Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.

"My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much."

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initiation noun

/ɪ.nɪ.ʃi.ˈeɪ.ʃən/

The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced

"initiation into a society"

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protestant noun

/ˈprɑtɪstənt/ /ˈprɑtɪstə̃t/

A member of any of several Christian denominations which separated from the Roman Catholic Church based on theological or political differences during the Reformation (or sometimes later).

"My grandfather, a Protestant, attended services at the Baptist church every Sunday. "

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typically adverb

/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kl.i/

In a typical or common manner.

"My sister, typically, wakes up early for school. "

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independent noun

/ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.

"The independent candidate ran for student council, appealing to voters who weren't loyal to any particular group. "

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spiritual noun

/ˈspɪɹɪtjʊəl/ /ˈspɪɹɪtʃuəl/

A Christian religious song, especially one in an African-American style, or a similar non-religious song.

"The church choir practiced the new spirituals for their Sunday service. "

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responsibilities noun

/rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪlətiz/ /rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪlətiz/

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable.

"Responsibility is a heavy burden."

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religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

A member of a religious order, i.e. a monk or nun.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

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denomination noun

/dɪˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of naming or designating.

"The teacher made a denomination of the different types of clouds in the sky. "