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单词 priestly
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priestly

(priːstli)
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Priestly is used to describe things that belong or relate to a priest.
Priestly robes hang on the walls.
...his priestly duties.
Synonyms: ecclesiastic, pastoral, clerical, canonical More Synonyms of priestly

priestly in British English

(ˈpriːstlɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: -lier or -liest
of, relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a priest
Derived forms
priestliness (ˈpriestliness)
noun

priestly in American English

(ˈpristli)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈpriestlier or ˈpriestliest
of, like, or suitable for a priest or priests
Derived forms
priestliness (ˈpriestliness)
noun

Examples of 'priestly' in a sentence
priestly

Around the humerus, loose where once it had clung tightly, lay the twisted semi-circle of a priestly arm-ring.
Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (2003)
Had Hatsek and Anhotep, the priestly ghosts from ancient Egypt, travelled with it to London?
Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003)
I can never again approach my priestly duties in the same light, with the same zeal.
Colleen McCullough THE THORN BIRDS (2003)
(adjective) 
his priestly duties
Synonyms
ecclesiastic
pastoral
the pastoral duties of bishops
clerical
a clergyman who had failed to carry out his clerical duties
canonical
hieratic
sacerdotal
priestlike

Additional synonyms

in the sense of clerical
Definition
of or associated with the clergy
a clergyman who had failed to carry out his clerical duties
Synonyms
ecclesiastical,
priestly,
pastoral,
sacerdotal
in the sense of pastoral
Definition
of or relating to a member of the clergy or his or her duties
the pastoral duties of bishops
Synonyms
ecclesiastical,
priestly,
ministerial,
clerical

Nearby words of
priestly

  • pride
  • pride yourself on something
  • priest
  • priestly
  • prig
  • priggish
  • prim

Synonyms of 'priestly'

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