High Priest

The term "high priest" (or, less frequently, high priestess) usually refers either to an individual who holds the office of ruler-priest, or to one who is the head of a religious caste.

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    “These high wild hills and rough uneven ways
    Draws out our miles and makes them wearisome.”
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    And not a pompous high priest entering by a secret place.”
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