English
Noun
en-noun
- A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.
- 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.
- Jesus Christ.
- context|Mormonism The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
#: Jake was ordained a high priest when he was called to be a counselor in a bishopric.
Translations
trans-top|clergyman
Dutch: hogepriester m
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Macedonian: п�во�ве��еник m
Russian: пе�во�в��енник m
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trans-top|office of the Melchizedek priesthood
Macedonian: п�во�ве��еник m
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Russian: пе�во�в��енник m
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References
"High Priest," Bible Dictionary, The Official Scriptures of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2006.
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