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Priest

A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities.

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Diaconate

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Neo-paganism

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Priest

Nodes296
Edges295
Triples268
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006757
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related to Ancient priests and priestesses · 41
Priest → Akkadian, Anthesteria, Aratta, Asherah, Athenian, BCE, Control, Dionysus, Enheduanna, Enkidu, Enmerkar, Epic, EREŠ, Gerarai, Gilgamesh, Hebrew, Hebrew Bible, In, In Sumerian, Inanna
related to Description · 28
Priest → According, Administering, Anglicanism, As, Baptists, Buddhism, Catholicism, Christianity, Eastern Orthodoxy, English, For, Hinduism, Hrafnkell Freysgoði, Iceland, In, Judaism, Lutheranism, Many Christian, Methodists, Norse
related to Iṣẹṣe · 22
Priest → AD, Babalawo, Babaloriṣa, Brazilian Umbanda, Cuban Santería, For, Ifá, Ifáyẹmi, Initiates, Iyaloriṣa, Iyanifa, New World, Nigeria, Orisha, Oriṣa, Osun, Osunyẹmi, Priestess, Priests, The Yoruba
related to Christianity · 20
Priest → Anchor Bible Dictionary, Anglicanism, Catholic Church, Christianity, Christians, Church, East, Eastern Orthodoxy, Greek, Holy Orders, Latin, Lutheranism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Protestant Reformation, Sheep, Shepherd, Since, The Christian, Today, With
related to Shinto · 17
Priest → Additionally, Heian, High Priestesses, In, Ise Shrine, Japanese, Kamakura, Kamo Shrine, Master, Nyōgo, Saiin, Saiō, Shinto, Some Saiin, The, The Saiin, The Shinto
related to Ancient Egypt · 14
Priest → Amun, Egypt, Egyptian, God's Wife, He, High Priests, High-ranking, In, Karnak, Late Period, Little, New Kingdom, Priests, Women
related to Etymology · 14
Priest → Anglo-Saxon, Christian, Germanic, Greek, It, Jewish, Latin, Old English, Old French, Old High German, Old Icelandic, Old Swedish, The, The Latin
related to Afro-Latin American religions · 13
Priest → Candomblé, Cuban Santería, English, Father, In, In Brazil, Iyanifas, Mother, Orisha, Quimbanda, Santero, Umbanda, Yoruba
related to Ancient Greece · 11
Priest → Anatolian, Apollo, Apollonian, Delphi, Earth Mother, Greece, Phrygia, She, The, The Phrygian Sibyl, The Pythia
related to External links · 11
Priest → Cambridge University Press, Catholic Encyclopedia, Charles, Description, Encyclopædia Britannica, Herbermann, Hugh, New York, Old Catholic, Robert Appleton Company, Roman Catholic

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PriestActivity sectorsReligion1.00infobox
PriestOccupation typeVocation1.00infobox
PriestRelated jobsDiaconate1.00infobox
Priestis areligious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion0.90text
Priestis aofficial title of a member of the presbyterate in every Anglican province worldwide0.90text
Pythiainstance ofsome priestesses0.80text
priestess at Delphiinstance ofsome priestesses0.80text
acted as oracles.Ancient priestsinstance ofsome priestesses0.80text
priestessesSumerian .mw-parser-output span.smallcapsinstance ofsome priestesses0.80text
the casting out of devilsinstance ofThe priesthood includes the power Jesus gave his apostles to perform miracles0.80text
the healing of sickinstance ofThe priesthood includes the power Jesus gave his apostles to perform miracles0.80text
Priestrelated to Afro-Latin American religionsIn Brazil0.60section

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