Dictionary Definition
priestly adj
1 associated with the priesthood or priests;
"priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn:
hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal]
2 befitting or characteristic of a priest or the
priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" [syn:
priestlike] [ant:
unpriestly] [also:
priestliest,
priestlier]
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
abbatial, abbatical, archiepiscopal, canonical, capitular, capitulary, churchly, clerical, ecclesiastic, episcopal, episcopalian, evangelistic, hieratic, ministerial, missionary, pastoral, prelatial, prelatic, priest-ridden,
priestish, rabbinic, sacerdotal, ultramontane