priestly
adjectiveHow many syllables in priestly?
There are 3 syllables in the word priestly.How to pronounce priestly:
Definition of priestly:
- priestly (adjective):
- of or associated with the clergy
- of or relating to a priest or the priesthood sacerdotal
- adjective. befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood.
Synonyms for priestly:
apostolic
canonical
clerical
clerkly
ecclesiastic
ecclesiastical
episcopal
hieratic
ministerial
missionary
pastoral
priestlike
religious
sacerdotal
Antonyms for priestly:
civil
earthly
irreligious
laic
laical
lay
material
non-church
non-religious
nonclerical
nonreligious
nonspiritual
profane
secular
state
temporal
unconsecrated
unhallowed
unsacred
unsanctified
worldly
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