high priest

(religion) A clergyman with a higher function than a normal priest.

In the Bible, the male person who was responsible for making the annual sacrifice on the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). Always a descendant of Aaron the older brother of Moses.

(Christianity) Jesus Christ.

(Mormonism) The second-lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.

A person holding a position of power or influence; an authority in a field of study, doctrine, art or a movement.

(Wicca) A third degree (sometimes forth degree) male witch in Wicca.