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priestessing

priestessing is the present participle and gerund of priestess.

Meaning of priestess

Verb

priestess (third-person singular simple present priestesses, present participle priestessing, simple past and past participle priestessed)

  1. (transitive) To oversee (a pagan ceremony, etc.) as priestess.
    • Ye Ye Ife, a gifted feminist ritualist and priestess of Oshun from San Diego, trained in the Yoruba tradition, designed and priestessed the ritual with me.1998, Wendy Hunter Roberts, Celebrating Her: Feminist Ritualizing Comes of Age, page 124

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Questions about priestessing

What is priestessing the present participle and gerund of?
Priestessing is the present participle and gerund of priestess.

Words near priestessing in the dictionary

  1. priestessed
  2. priestesses
  3. priestesses of Venus
  4. priestesshood
  5. priestesshoods
  6. priestessing
  7. priestesslike
  8. priestessly
  9. Priestfield
  10. priesthead
  11. Priesthill

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