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priestly priestly definition

priestly


 
  Overview  of  adj  priestly 
 
  The  adj  priestly  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  priestly,  hieratic,  hieratical,  sacerdotal  --  (associated  with  the  priesthood  or  priests;  "priestly  (or  sacerdotal)  vestments";  "hieratic  gestures") 
  2.  priestly,  priestlike  --  (befitting  or  characteristic  of  a  priest  or  the  priesthood;  "priestly  dedication  to  the  people  of  his  parish") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  priestly 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  priestly 
 
  Sense  2 
  priestly  (vs.  unpriestly),  priestlike 
 
  unpriestly  (vs.  priestly) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  priestly 
 
  2  senses  of  priestly 
 
  Sense  1 
  priestly,  hieratic,  hieratical,  sacerdotal 
  Pertains  to  noun  priesthood  (Sense  1) 
  =>priesthood 
  =>  profession,  community 
 
  Sense  2 
  priestly  (vs.  unpriestly),  priestlike 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  priestly 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  priestly 
 
  priestly  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  priestly 
  priestly 
  unpriestly 
 
  Overview  of  adj  priestly 
 
  The  adj  priestly  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  priestly,  hieratic,  hieratical,  sacerdotal  --  (associated  with  the  priesthood  or  priests;  "priestly  (or  sacerdotal)  vestments";  "hieratic  gestures") 
  2.  priestly,  priestlike  --  (befitting  or  characteristic  of  a  priest  or  the  priesthood;  "priestly  dedication  to  the  people  of  his  parish") 



priestly definition