|  priestly 
 
 1. associated with the priesthood or priests
 - priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments
 - hieratic gestures
 • Syn:
 hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal
 • Pertains to noun:
 priesthood (for: sacerdotal), priesthood (for: hieratical), priesthood (for: hieratic), priesthood
 2. befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
 - priestly dedication to the people of his parish
 • Syn:
 priestlike
 • Ant:
 unpriestly
 • Derivationally related forms:
 priest
 
 
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