Priestlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a priest.

    "a priestlike habit of crimson and purple"

Adjective
  1. 1
    befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood wordnet

Synonyms

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priestlypriestly

Example

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"a priestlike habit of crimson and purple"

Etymology

From priest + -like.

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