priestly

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpriːstlɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpristli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(prēst′lē)

Inflections of 'priestly' (adj):
priestlier
adj comparative
priestliest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
priest•ly /ˈpristli/USA pronunciation  adj., -li•er, -li•est. 
  1. of or relating to a priest:priestly duties; priestly blessings.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
priest•ly  (prēst′lē),USA pronunciation adj., -li•er, -li•est. 
  1. of or pertaining to a priest;
    sacerdotal:priestly vestments.
  2. characteristic of or befitting a priest.
  • Middle English prestli, Old English prēostlic. See priest, -ly bef. 1000
priest′li•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
priestly / ˈpriːstlɪ/ ( -lier, -liest)
  1. of, relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a priest
ˈpriestliness
'priestly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aaronic - Aaronite - Brahman - Brahmanism - Cohen - Hasmonean - Levi - frock - hierarch - hieratic - hiero- - pidyon haben - presbyter - sacerdotal - vestment - worker-priest

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