- high priest - a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine; "he's the high priest of contemporary jazz"
--1 is a kind of authority
- archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate - a senior clergyman and dignitary
--2 is a kind of priest
--2 has particulars: - archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate - a senior clergyman and dignitary