high priesthood
Chief religious office
High priesthood is the office or status of a high priest—the chief religious authority in certain traditions.
In ancient Judaism, the high priesthood was held by descendants of Aaron who presided over Temple worship.
The term extends to any supreme religious leadership: He ascended to the high priesthood of the order.
Figuratively, it describes elite authority in any domain: the high priesthood of literary criticism.
- templeSacred worship structure
- holy of holiesMost sacred inner chamber
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- altarSacred ritual table
burnt offering · ordination · vestments · anointing · anointing oil · laying on of hands · consecration · oracle · sanctuary · inner sanctum · ceremonial · divine · sacrifice · incense · holy · spiritual authority · Melchizedek · Aaron
high priesthoodlaity
Non-ordained church members
acolyte · novice · congregant · novitiate · minor orders
high priesthoodlaity
Non-ordained church members
secular life · worldliness · common people · congregant · parishioner
high priesthooduninitiated
Lacking specialized knowledge
outsiders · heathen · unbeliever · infidel · excommunicate
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