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The term "high priest" usually refers either to an individual who holds the office of

religious
organisation.

Ancient Egypt

Pinedjem II as High Priest of Amun in Thebes. From his Book of the Dead.

In ancient Egypt, a high priest was the chief priest of any of the many gods revered by the Egyptians.

Ancient Israel

Depiction of a high priest in biblical costume, end of the 17th century, orientalising representation with turban, in the collection of the Jewish Museum of Switzerland.

The High Priest of Israel served in the Tabernacle, then in the Solomon's Temple and the Second Temple in Jerusalem. The Samaritan High Priest is the high priest of the Samaritans.

Ancient world

China

  • Zhang Lu was the third generation of Celestial Masters lineage from Zhang Daoling, was a high priest and appointed as General of the Household Who Guards Civilians (鎮民中郎將) and the Administrator of Hanning (漢寧太守) by imperial government.
  • The Northern Celestial Masters
    .

India

Christianity

The Epistle to the Hebrews refers to Jesus as high priest.[4]

In

bishops
may also be referred to as high priests, since they share in or are considered earthly instruments of the high priesthood of Jesus Christ.

High priest is an office of the priesthood within the Melchizedek priesthood in most denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement.

Mandaeism

A high priest in Mandaeism is known as a ganzibra.[5] The head of all of the high priests within a Mandaean community is known as a rishama.

Other religions

Non-religious usages

The phrase is also often used to describe someone who is deemed to be an innovator or leader in a field of achievement. For example, an 1893 publication describes ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes as having been "the high-priest of comedy".[6]

See also

  • Neal Boortz often refers to himself on air as the "High Priest of the Church of the Painful Truth"[7]
  • The High Priestess is the second trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks
  • In Royal Arch Masonry the Excellent High Priest serves as leader of the chapter
  • Nina Simone is often referred to as the High Priestess of Soul

References

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  2. ^ Dodson and Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2004.
  3. ^ Wilkinson, The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt, 2000, Thames and Hudson, p. 83.
  4. ^ see Hebrews 2:17, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 4:14–15, Hebrews 5:1; Hebrews 6:20, Hebrews 9:11–10:39
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  6. ^ Maurice Maeterlinck, Charlotte Endymion Porter, Poet Lore: Volume 5 (1893), p. 246.
  7. ^ Eagleton, John. "Neil Boortz's Commencement Speech". Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.