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

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Noun

The billionaire tax fight grew more contentious last month after the lead proponent of the measure, SEIU UHW President Dave Regan, was accused of harassing female colleagues and threatening other union leaders to urge them to back the measure.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
The biggest proponent of Proposition NN is the Colorado Education Association, the state's largest teachers' union.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of proponent

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Many also lack the internal skills to deploy and govern AI at scale, while experienced practitioners are understandably wary of tools that don’t reflect how their organization actually works.

— Balaji Sreenivasan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Cold Spring Wellness targets practitioners and biohacking consumers with oral-mucosa strips the company says deliver peptides directly into the bloodstream and bypass the digestive system.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of practitioner

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However, some safety advocates and Senator Maria Cantwell want a stronger federal review process.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The city’s independent ratepayer advocate, Timothy O’Connor, agreed that high temperatures were a big driver of the skyrocketing bills, with more people moving into Tier 2 and Tier 3.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of advocate

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Grupo Duelo, one of the most prominent exponents of norteño tejano music, will be part of the Billboard Latin Music Week 2026, representing traditional regional Mexican music.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
Scientists have sought a way to shrink the size of the exponent.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of exponent

Noun

Even some supporters of capital punishment, including a number of Republican lawmakers, seemed repelled by the prospect.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
The bottom line of Milton Friedman and other supporters of neoliberalism was that there has to be effective competition, there has to be open entry.

— John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 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