priestly
1. associated with the priesthood or priests - priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments - hieratic gestures • Syn: hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal • Pertains to noun: priesthood (for: sacerdotal), priesthood (for: hieratical), priesthood (for: hieratic), priesthood 2. befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood - priestly dedication to the people of his parish • Syn: priestlike • Ant: unpriestly • Derivationally related forms: priest
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