priestess

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The female soh-blei is without doubt a survival of the time when, under the matriarchate, the priestess was the agent for the performance of all religious ceremonies.

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  1. noun A woman who presides over religious rites, especially in pagan religions.

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  • During that time however, Uruki learns the truth about what the final fate of the priestess is after she summons Genbu.
  • The female soh-blei is without doubt a survival of the time when, under the matriarchate, the priestess was the agent for the performance of all religious ceremonies. —  The Khasis
  • She seemed to the vague remnant of Kingozi's thinking perceptions like a priestess--her slim, beautiful form erect, her small head bound with the golden fillet from which, he knew, hung the jewel on her forehead. —  The Leopard Woman
  • They believe in you and in your worthiness as a priestess, and they minimize your irregularities. —  The Unwilling Vestal
  • This priestess was the real general of the army, not the king or the queen, the latter of whom hated her. —  Ayesha, the Return of She
 

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/ˈpristɛs/
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