priestly
adjective
of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal.
priestliness
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a word derived from
priestly.
Example Sentences
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Waller-Bridge said she toned down his priestliness to ground the character in reality.
From Washington Post ● May 17, 2019
Here, more than ever, was the gentle priestliness and innocency apparent.
From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Robert Hugh Benson
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 George MacDonald
There was priestliness writ large upon his countenance.
From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by John Cowper Powys
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 Arnold Bennett
