ADJECTIVE | pert | priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal | associated with the priesthood or priests |
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all | priestly, priestlike | befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood |
Sounds | priy'stliy | |
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Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... |
Meaning | associated with the priesthood or priests. | |
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Example | "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments" | |
Synonyms | hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal | |
Spanish | hierático, sacerdotal | |
Catalan | sacerdotal | |
Nouns | priesthood | the body of ordained religious practitioners |
Meaning | befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood. | |
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Example | "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" | |
Synonym | priestlike | |
Opposite | unpriestly | not priestly |
Spanish | sacerdotal | |
Catalan | sacerdotal | |
Nouns | priest | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites |
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