priestess

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

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

Verb

To oversee (a pagan ceremony, etc.) as priestess.

Concetti

sacerdotessa

sinonimi

churchwoman

clergywoman

priest

preceptress

Traduzioni

prêtresse

ιέρεια

sacerdotisa

priesteres

Priesterin

sacerdos

sacerdotisa

sacerdotessa

rahibe

Nonne

Pfarrerin

ιερεία

sacerdōs

sacerdotissa

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈpriːstɛs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine inglese medio: preesteresse

In summary

From priest + -ess. Compare Middle English preesteresse (“priestess”).