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high priest

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  1. A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
  2. 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.
  3. Jesus Christ.
  4. The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
  5. A person holding a position of power or influence; an authority in a field of study, doctrine, art or a movement.
  6. A second or third degree male witch in Wicca.

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