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priestess

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as in princess

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Recent Examples of priestess My own outlook changed after a priestess told me to keep an altar to bring offerings to my ancestors. — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 The Rat Queen is Riley Pinkerton, mild-mannered doom priestess and Brooklyn artist, whose musical and visual dreams fuel her band’s raging odyssey. — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026 Centuries ago, people throughout the Mediterranean region came to consult it via the Pythia or priestess to see what the Greek god Apollo had to say about their future. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026 Herodotus tells us that the priestesses of the Oracle of Delphi were sometimes accused of accepting bribes in return for delivering convenient political messages. — Literary Hub, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for priestess

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Alexander, who performs as the Black Disney princess, Tiana, had another appearance immediately before the photo shoot and didn’t have enough time to change.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Everyone, please please please, sit up straight and act right, because pop princess Sabrina Carpenter has arrived for the MTV VMAs 2026 on September 27.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of princess

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Symbolically, this act represents the departure of the goddess’s divine presence (prana) from the murti; thus, the murti may be touched and moved by human beings.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Working frequently with stylist Ib Kamara, Pavarotti casts Black models as goddesses, queens, or warriors.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of goddess

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Though the film initially received criticism for its unconventional portrayal of the young French queen (intentionally opting for an anachronistically stylish over stuffily period-appropriate approach), 20 years later, its legacy is undeniable.

— Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Now, the king and queen apparently want to bury the hatchet with Harry and Meghan—but the same can’t be said for Prince William.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of queen

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Miranda Priestly, the high priestess of not only the fashion industry, but of all media, the exact industry Andy came to New York to work in.

— Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
Enheduanna, a high priestess from Sumer who is credited with being the first person to sign her work, seems to be a fitting obsession for a writer who knows the stakes of authorship.

— Andrea Valdez, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026

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