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Adjective: priestly  preest-lee
  1. Associated with the priesthood or priests
    "priestly vestments";
    - hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal
     
  2. Befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
    "priestly dedication to the people of his parish";
    - priestlike

Antonym: unpriestly

Encyclopedia: Priestly

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prie-dieu
prier
priest
priestcraft
priest-doctor
priestess
priesthood
Priestley
priestlike
priestliness
priestly
priest-penitent privilege
prig
priggery
priggish
priggishly
priggishness
Prilosec
prim
prim out
prim up