Antipriestly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Going against what is normal or expected for a priest.

    "The Pharisees were mostly laymen; to some extent they were antipriestly. The group was under the direction of nonpriestly scribes."

Example

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"The Pharisees were mostly laymen; to some extent they were antipriestly. The group was under the direction of nonpriestly scribes."

Etymology

From anti- + priestly.

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