priestly
adjective
1 priestly
Associated with the priesthood or priests:
— Priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments.
synonyms: hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal.
Roget 995: ecclesiastical, ecclesiological†; clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, prelatical, pastoral, ministerial, capitular†, theocratic; hierarchical, archiepiscopal; episcopal, ... show more
Polish: hieratyczny
2 priestly
Befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood:
— Priestly dedication to the people of his parish.
synonym: priestlike.
Moby thesaurus: abbatial, abbatical, archiepiscopal, canonical, capitular, capitulary, churchly, clerical, ecclesiastic, episcopal, episcopalian, evangelistic, hieratic, ministerial, missionary, pastoral, prelatial, prelatic, priest-ridden, priestish ... show more.
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