priestly

/ˈpristli/
IPA guide

Other forms: priestliest

Definitions of priestly
  1. adjective
    associated with the priesthood or priests
    “priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments”
    synonyms: hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal
  2. adjective
    befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
    “priestly dedication to the people of his parish”
    synonyms: priestlike
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    antonyms:
    unpriestly
    not priestly; unbefitting a priest
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