priestlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈpriːs(t)lᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈpris(t)lᵻs/

Forms: see priest n. and -less suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: priest n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < priest n. + -less suffix. Compare Old Icelandic prestlauss.

Without a priest; not served by a priest.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > [adjective] > without a priest

priestlessc1325

unpriested1548

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 11301 (MED) Euere lokede þis burgeis wan hii were vorþ idriue; Prestles, hom was wel wo þat hii nere issriue.

1797 W. Winterbotham Sel. Poems Sacred & Moral II. 173 No creeds can this priestless Religion define, It baffles all human controul.

1845 Times 22 July 2/6 The objection that this [sc. secular learning] was a Godless education was a total absurdity. In the mouths of a large class it really meant a priestless education.

1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany II. 145 In these priestless parish churches, at the hour of mass the congregation assembles.

1899 A. M. Fairbairn Catholicism iv. 169 It stood among the ancient faiths as a strange and extraordinary thing—a priestless Religion.

1937 O. Stapleton Star Maker iii. 65 Humble supporters of the new priestless, faithless, Godless religion of world-wide community and inarticulate worship.

1996 Australian 20 Feb. (Brisbane ed.) 17/1 Priestless parishes are increasingly the norm in the Catholic Church in Australia. The supply of new priests is drying up dramatically.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	priestless
释义	priestlessadj. Brit. /ˈpriːs(t)lᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpris(t)lᵻs/ Forms: see priest n. and -less suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: priest n., -less suffix. Etymology: < priest n. + -less suffix. Compare Old Icelandic prestlauss. Without a priest; not served by a priest. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > [adjective] > without a priest priestlessc1325 unpriested1548 c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 11301 (MED) Euere lokede þis burgeis wan hii were vorþ idriue; Prestles, hom was wel wo þat hii nere issriue. 1797 W. Winterbotham Sel. Poems Sacred & Moral II. 173 No creeds can this priestless Religion define, It baffles all human controul. 1845 Times 22 July 2/6 The objection that this [sc. secular learning] was a Godless education was a total absurdity. In the mouths of a large class it really meant a priestless education. 1879 S. Baring-Gould Germany II. 145 In these priestless parish churches, at the hour of mass the congregation assembles. 1899 A. M. Fairbairn Catholicism iv. 169 It stood among the ancient faiths as a strange and extraordinary thing—a priestless Religion. 1937 O. Stapleton Star Maker iii. 65 Humble supporters of the new priestless, faithless, Godless religion of world-wide community and inarticulate worship. 1996 Australian 20 Feb. (Brisbane ed.) 17/1 Priestless parishes are increasingly the norm in the Catholic Church in Australia. The supply of new priests is drying up dramatically. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1325
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