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priest-kings

priest-kings is the plural of priest-king.

Meaning of priest-king

Noun

priest-king (plural priest-kings)

  1. A sacred king, a monarch with prominent religious attributes.
    • The while this Priest-King sacrifiz'd To's clov'n-foot God in Bethel (self-devis'd).1606, G. de S. Du Bartas, translated by J. Sylvester, Deuine Weekes & Wks., ii. iv. iii. 169
  2. A theocrat, a sovereign high priest.
    • Lower Egypt throws off the yoke of the priest-Kings of Thebes.1877, C.P. Tiele, translated by J.E. Carpenter, Outl. Hist. Relig., section 55

Questions about priest-kings

What is priest-kings the plural of?
Priest-kings is the plural of priest-king.

Words near priest-kings in the dictionary

  1. priest holes
  2. priest's hole
  3. priest-doctor
  4. priest-doctors
  5. priest-king
  6. priest-kings
  7. priest-monk
  8. priest-monks
  9. priest-ridden
  10. priestal
  11. priestcap

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