Word.ws English Dictionary

Synonyms of priestess

7 similar words

Another word for priestess is mambo. Other synonyms of priestess are kahuna, gythja, mamaloi and miko.

Synonyms and similar words for priestess

nounA woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.

  • gythjaA priestess of the modern Norse religion.
  • kahunaA priest or priestess of the traditional Hawaiian religion.
  • mamaloiA voodoo priestess.
  • mamboA voodoo priestess (in Haiti).
  • mikoA Shinto shrine maiden.

nounA priest’s wife.

Meaning of priestess

  1. noun A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.
  2. noun A female Christian priest or minister, typically in a Protestant, Old Catholic, or independent Catholic denomination.
  3. noun A priest’s wife.

Full definition of priestess

priestess in other languages

Questions about synonyms of priestess

What is another word for priestess?
Priestess has 7 synonyms on Word.ws, such as mambo, kahuna, gythja, mamaloi and miko.
What does priestess mean?
Priestess means a woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: priestess (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this page: “Synonyms of priestess.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/synonyms/priestess. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.