单词 | priestly |
释义 | priestly (once / 1764 pages) adj WORD FAMILY priestly: priestliest, unpriestly+/archpriest: archpriests/priest: archpriest, priesthood, priestlike, priestly, priests/priesthood: priesthoods USAGE EXAMPLESEven in the priestly garb, his loping, comfortable gait pulled my eyes and held them. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Purple Hibiscus(2003) The school has 150 young men enrolled, studying liberal arts and philosophy and giving serious consideration to a priestly calling. Washington Times(Oct 01, 2016) In the 2011 book, he questioned the Vatican’s policy on priestly celibacy. New York Times(Aug 08, 2016) 1adj associated with the priesthood or priests priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments Syn hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal 2adj befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood priestly dedication to the people of his parish Syn|Ant priestlike unpriestly not priestly; unbefitting a priest |
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