[syn: priestly, priestlike]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Priestly \Priest"ly\, a.
Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal;
befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a
priestly farewell. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
priestly
adj 1: associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or
sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn:
priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal]
2: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood;
"priestly dedication to the people of his parish" [syn:
priestly, priestlike] [ant: unpriestly]