HIGH PRIEST Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

high priest

noun

Definition of high priest

as in proponent

a person who actively supports or favors a cause the high priest of tax relief for the state's property owners

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as in practitioner

one who brings an art or science to full realization as the high priest of nouvelle cuisine, he was enormously influential in the food world

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Recent Examples of high priest The school’s namesake, Joshua ben Gamla, was a high priest who oversaw Jewish education for young children in Jerusalem in the mid-first century. — Beth Wallis, StateImpact, 10 May 2026 In Cronin's update, the Mummy story has nothing to do with cursed Ancient Egyptian high priest Imhotep rising from the dead to wreak eternal terror. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026 The original movie, released in 1999, starred Fraser as treasure hunter who travels to Egypt in the 1920s with a spunky librarian, played by Weisz, only to accidentally awaken a supernaturally powerful high priest. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026 The issue morphed into a kind of ideology at Anthropic, with Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei its high priest and visionary. — Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for high priest

Recent Examples of Synonyms for high priest

Noun

Some proponents of tighter regulation will accept incremental progress, while others push for more sweeping change.

— Barbara A. Trish, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Jackson, a proponent of Medicare for All, wrote Maine’s law creating the Prescription Drug Affordability Board and establishing pathways to importing cheaper drugs from Canada.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of proponent

Noun

The plan was shaped by survivors themselves, and voices from women, law enforcement, healthcare providers, practitioners and advocates across the nation.

— Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
The practitioners who understand that rewiring early will be the ones running these teams in three years.

— Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of practitioner

Noun

Imara Jones, an advocate who runs a website that features the stories of transgender people, said the issue is attractive for conservatives because some Democrats agree with them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Medicaid reimbursement rate cuts anger foster care advocates and lawmakers.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocate

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One of the most distinguished exponents of Beowulf as live performance today is the American singer Benjamin Bagby, who’s made the lyre an indispensable part of his act.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Astaire is the world's foremost exponent of that particular variety of heart throb!

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of exponent

Noun

Continue reading … DIRTY POLITICS — Antifa supporter charged with stealing GOP campaign signs in NY race to replace Stefanik.

— , FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Ahead of Frost’s Monday sentencing after his guilty plea to wire fraud, a flood of family members and supporters submitted about 80 letters to the court in a bid for leniency.

— Kelly Yamanouchi, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of supporter

Noun

Leave it to Kyrie Irving to find a brand-new way to play white knight in someone else’s political circus.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
If Mickelson was cast as the chief antagonist, Rory McIlroy emerged as the protagonist, the white knight extolling the virtues of the Tour and the golfing establishment.

— CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026