Synonyms for priestly
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : preest-lee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprist li |
Top 10 synonyms for priestly Other synonyms for the word priestly
- apostolic
- believing
- canonical
- churchgoing
- churchly
- cleric
- clerical
- deistic
- devoted
- devotional
- divine
- ecclesiastic
- ecclesiastical
- episcopal
- god-fearing
- godly
- goody-goody
- ministerial
- monkish
- orthodox
- papal
- parsonical
- parsonish
- pietistic
- pontifical
- prayerful
- prelatic
- priestly
- pure
- reverent
- sacerdotal
- sacred
- sacrosanct
- saintlike
- saintly
- sanctimonious
- scriptural
- sectarian
- spiritual
- supernatural
- theistic
- theocratical
- theological
Définition of priestly
Origin :- mid-15c.; see priest + -ly (1). Old English had preostlic, but the modern word seems to be a Middle English re-formation.
- As in pious : adj dedicated, religious
- As in religious : adj concerning belief in divinity
- As in sacerdotal : adj religious
- As in clerical : adj concerning clergy
- In all editions prior to 1852, 'Priestley' is spelled 'Priestly'.
- Extract from : « The Complete Poetical Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge » by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- This is the feeling of the priests, and the people are under the priestly thumb.
- Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
- The father of Teresa Sandoval was the priestly son of a marquise of Spain!
- Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- O'Brien shook off the priestly hand, and fixed his eyes upon Seraphina.
- Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
- No doubt there were germs in the early Iranian religion of a priestly system.
- Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
- In some parts the religion is personal and immediate; in others it is priestly.
- Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
- Secondly, the Greeks escaped the evils of priestly government.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- Then, the efficiency of the priestly bookkeeping methods had become apparent.
- Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole
- The outer chamber was the daily scene of priestly ministration.
- Extract from : « Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews » by Handley C.G. Moule
- This was the Buddhist kaimyo, or priestly invocation to the spirit of the dead.
- Extract from : « The Dragon Painter » by Mary McNeil Fenollosa
Antonyms for priestly
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