priestly
adjective
of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal.
unpriestly
-
a word derived from
priestly.
Example Sentences
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He speaks with an eloquence that is offset by a ribald wit and an unpriestly turn of phrase.
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
When his superior died and Yakouba was next in line for a bishopric his unpriestly ways made the appointment impossible.
From Time Magazine Archive
Father Amadi came early the next morning, looking even more unpriestly than before, in khaki shorts that stopped just below his knees.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
How could the Church keep itself unspotted from the world when its highest officers were chosen by laymen and were compelled to perform unpriestly duties?
From Early European History by Hutton Webster
For myself I never could see much in this acorn diet, for I grieve to say that all my life I have had a most unpriestly appetite.
From A Tale of the Kloster A Romance of the German Mystics at the Cocalico by Brother Jabez
