High Priest

The term "high priest" (or, less frequently, high priestess) usually refers either to an individual who holds the office of ruler-priest, or to one who is the head of a religious caste.

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Famous quotes containing the words high and/or priest:

    “What you have said
    I will consider; what you have to say
    I will with patience hear, and find a time
    Both meet to hear and answer such high things.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Embraces are cominglings from the head even to the feet,
    And not a pompous high priest entering by a secret place.”
    —William Blake (1757–1827)