English adjective: priestly | |||
| 1. | priestly associated with the priesthood or priests | ||
| Samples | Priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments. Hieratic gestures. | ||
| Synonyms | hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal | ||
| 2. | priestly befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood | ||
| Samples | Priestly dedication to the people of his parish. | ||
| Synonyms | priestlike | ||
| Antonyms | unpriestly | ||