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单词 priestish
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priestishadj.

Brit. /ˈpriːstɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpristɪʃ/
Forms: 1500s prystishe, 1500s priestishe, 1500s 1700s– priestish.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: priest n., -ish suffix1.
Etymology: < priest n. + -ish suffix1.
Chiefly derogatory. Now rare.
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a priest; priestly, sacerdotal.
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sacerdotalc1400
priestialc1449
priestly1465
priestlike1488
priesterly1535
priestish1544
priestly1563
sacerdotical1641
hierographic1659
priestal1839
hieratic1859
Presbyterian1881
1544 R. Tracy Supplycacion to Kynge Henry VIII sig. Ciiijv No neade of longe prystishe prayers.
c1560 T. Becon Relikes of Rome sig. I.vii Pope Siricius ordeined, that Priestishe orders should not be geuen altogether at one tyme, but at sondry tymes.
1579 E. Hake Newes out of Powles Churchyarde newly Renued vi. sig. F7 Much lesse that I depraued haue all Preachers so attyrde In Priestish weedes, as Popelings were.
a1770 T. Chatterton Compl. Wks. (1971) I. 484 Like juggling Melchi zedek's priestish Plea Collected in himself a King should be.
1855 E. C. Jones Battle-Day 113 Settling down through priestish graves, 'mid mosses grim and gray, Dim Superstition buries these, and sighs and sinks away.
1999 Talk of Nation (Nexis) 29 Jan. If you look at, for example, a priestish person..and if you look at a physicist..their writings on certain topics that touch on this almost sound identical.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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