Plural of priestess
regular plural
The plural of priestess is priestesses.
Forms of priestess
| Singular | priestess /ˈpriːstɛs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | priestesses |
| Countable | countable |
Priestesses in a sentence
- Presently there were bishopesses as well as priestesses, splendidly arrayed in chasubles and diadems.2003, Patrick Collinson, Elizabethans. From the entry validly
- Although all worshipers of Santería could be called Santeros, the term usually refers to the priests or priestesses.2008, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft, and Wicca, page 311. From the entry santería
- In both Rada and Petwo modes of ritualizing, it is customary for ounsis to show respect to priests and priestesses through such ritual salutations.1995, Karen McCarthy Brown, in Cosentino (ed.), Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodou, South Sea International Press 1998, p. 214. From the entry hounsi
- “My strain has remained clearer than the rest because for countless ages my foremothers were high priestesses—the sacred office descends from mother to daughter.”1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 172. From the entry foremother
- That Enkidu enters the city of Uruk wearing the garment of a priestess and that his adoption by Ninsun is linked to that of the hierodulic priestesses corroborates this interpretation.1993, Randy P. Conner, Blossom of bone: reclaiming the connection between homoeroticism and the sacred. From the entry hierodulic
Meaning of priestess
- noun A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.
- noun A female Christian priest or minister, typically in a Protestant, Old Catholic, or independent Catholic denomination.
- noun A priest’s wife.
Questions about the plural of priestess
- What is the plural of priestess?
- The plural of priestess is priestesses.
- Is priestess countable?
- Priestess is a countable noun.
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