Priestly

  • 1Priestly — Priest ly, a. Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a priestly farewell. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2priestly — (adj.) mid 15c.; see PRIEST (Cf. priest) + LY (Cf. ly) (1) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3priestly — [prēst′lē] adj. priestlier, priestliest of, like, or suitable for a priest or priests priestliness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 4priestly — [[t]pri͟ːstli[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Priestly is used to describe things that belong or relate to a priest. Priestly robes hang on the walls. ...his priestly duties …

    English dictionary

  • 5priestly — priestliness, n. /preest lee/, adj., priestlier, priestliest. 1. of or pertaining to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments. 2. characteristic of or befitting a priest. [bef. 1000; ME prestli, OE preostlic. See PRIEST, LY] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 6priestly — adj. Priestly is used with these nouns: ↑robe …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 7priestly — priest|ly [ˈpri:stli] adj [usually before noun] like a priest, or relating to a priest ▪ priestly robes …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8priestly — adjective connected with a priest: priestly garments …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9priestly — priest ► NOUN 1) an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain ceremonies. 2) a person who performs ceremonies in a non Christian religion. DERIVATIVES priesthood noun priestly adjective. ORIGIN …

    English terms dictionary

  • 10PRIESTLY BLESSING — (Heb. בִּרְכַּת כֹּהֲנִים), the formula in Numbers 6:24–26 ordained by God and transmitted to the priests by Moses for the blessing of Israel. Verse 27, They shall invoke My name on behalf of the Israelites and I will bless them, makes explicit… …

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