Definitions for priestly
ˈprist lipriest·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotaladjective

   associated with the priesthood or priests

   "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"

2. priestly, priestlikeadjective

   befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood

   "priestly dedication to the people of his parish"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. priestlyadjective

   of or relating to priests; order of the priests; high religious position

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Priestlyadjective

   Becoming a priest; sacerdotal; belonging to a priest.

   Etymology: from priest.

   In the Jewish church, none that was blind or lame was capable of the priestly office. Robert South, Sermons.

   How can incest suit with holiness,
   Or priestly orders with a princely state? Dryden.

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1. Priestly

   Priestly is a surname.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Priestlyadjective

   of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a priestly farewell

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1. PRIESTLY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Priestly is ranked #42308 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Priestly surname appeared 513 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Priestly.
   
   54.7% or 281 total occurrences were White.
   36.6% or 188 total occurrences were Black.
   4.2% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.7% or 19 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for priestly »

1. spritely

How to pronounce priestly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of priestly in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of priestly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of priestly in a Sentence

1. Carlo Alberto Capella:

   It was never part of my priestly life before.

2. Bill Donohue:

   No one did more to successfully address the problem of priestly sexual abuse than Joseph Ratzinger.

3. Aaron Nordquist:

   The most effective way to revive a functional democracy is to do what we have always done; transfer decision-making from the unaccountable institutions: monarchs, priestly castes, military juntas, political or economic dictatorships, or modern corporations, and bring it back to the public arena.

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