Priestly Synonyms and Antonyms

prēst'lē

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Synonyms for Priestly

ecclesiastic
Ecclesiastical.
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episcopal
Of or relating to a bishop.
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ministerial
Designating or of an administrative act carried out in a prescribed manner not allowing for personal discretion
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churchly
Devoted to, or inclined to attach great importance to, the order and ritual of a particular section of the Christian church.
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ecclesiastical
The definition of ecclesiastical is something derived from or related to the Christian church.
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hieratic
Constituting or relating to a simplified cursive style of Egyptian hieroglyphics, used in both sacred and secular writings.
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sacerdotal
Of priests or the office of priest; priestly
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priestlike
Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
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hieratical
Alternative form of hieratic.
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Antonyms for Priestly

unpriestly
Not priestly.
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Words Related to Priestly

clerical
The definition of clerical is something related to performing routine work in an office or something related to clergy (priests).
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levitical
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apostolic
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petrine
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cultic
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romish
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Priestly Sentence Examples

  • Women are admitted to priestly offices as well as men.

  • The determination of a fixed date must therefore have been much earlier than Deuteronomy or the alleged period of the Priestly Code.

  • There the foundations of the second great Persian Empire were laid, and Istakhr acquired special importance as the centre of priestly wisdom and orthodoxy.

  • Tobiah and his son Johanan were related by marriage to Judaean secular and priestly families, and active intrigues resulted, in which nobles and prophets took their part.

  • In many nations divination and priesthood have always gone hand in hand; at Rome, for example, the augurs and the XV viri sacrorum, who interpreted the Sibylline books, were priestly colleges.

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