priestly

[ preest-lee ]
/ ˈprist li /

adjective, priest·li·er, priest·li·est.

of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
characteristic of or befitting a priest.

Origin of priestly

before 1000; Middle English prestli, Old English prēostlic. See priest, -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM priestly

priest·li·ness, noun non·priest·ly, adjective pseu·do·priest·ly, adjective un·priest·ly, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for priestly

priestly
/ (ˈpriːstlɪ) /

adjective -lier or -liest

of, relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a priest

Derived forms of priestly

priestliness, noun