high priest

supreme priest in several ancient religions
Intangible religious_figure Q3114821
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high priest

Summary

high priest is a religious figure[1]. It draws 426 Wikipedia views per month (religious_figure category, ranking #23 of 61).[2]

Key Facts

  • high priest's instance of is recorded as religious figure[3].
  • high priest is a type of priest[4].
  • high priest is a type of religious leader[5].
  • high priest's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[6].
  • high priest's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'grande prêtresse'}[7].
  • high priest's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'summe sacerdotessa'}[8].
  • high priest's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'mk', 'text': 'првосвштеничка'}[9].
  • high priest's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'suma sacerdotisa'}[10].
  • high priest's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'visoka svečenica'}[11].
  • high priest's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'верховная жрица'}[12].

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Definition and Type

high priest's instance of is recorded as religious figure[3]. Recorded subclass of include priest[4] and religious leader[5].

Why It Matters

high priest draws 426 Wikipedia views per month (religious_figure category, ranking #23 of 61).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of religious figure
    Subclass of priest, religious leader
    Instance of
    Aliases
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39469, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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