Definitions for 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")

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