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What does high priest mean?

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Noun
  1. A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
  2. In the history of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), the male person who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). Always a descendant of Aaron the older brother of Moses.
  3. Jesus Christ.
  4. (Mormonism) The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
  5. A person holding a position of power or influence; an authority in a field of study, doctrine, art or a movement.
  6. (Wicca) A third degree (sometimes forth degree) male witch in Wicca.
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