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Waller-Bridge said she toned down his priestliness to ground the character in reality.

From Washington Post • May 17, 2019

And he merely represents in a very high degree the sort of priestliness that the true collector feels towards his temporary possessions.

From The Collectors by Mather, Frank Jewett

The Vicar and Maggie had been supposed to be still interested in each other, despite the Vicar’s priestliness, which latterly had perhaps grown more marked, just as his church had grown more ritualistic.

From Clayhanger by Bennett, Arnold

Here, more than ever, was the gentle priestliness and innocency apparent.

From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Benson, Robert Hugh

Of the priestliness I have encountered, I can not determine whether the worse belonged to the Church of England or a certain body of Dissenters.

From Paul Faber, Surgeon by MacDonald, George