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priestly

UK/ˈpɹiːstli/ US/ˈpristli/ rare

adjective

1.

associated with the priesthood or priests

  • “priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments”
  • “hieratic gestures”
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2.

befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood

  • “priestly dedication to the people of his parish”
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Origin

Semantic loan from German priesterlich and Priesterschrift (“Priestly source”, literally “priest document”), so called because of the reconstructed source’s emphasis on cultic issues. See priestly.

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