priestly

priestly is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a priestly farewell. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a priestly farewell.
2. adjective. befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood

   "priestly dedication to the people of his parish"

   Synonyms: priestlike

3. adjective. associated with the priesthood or priests

   "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"

   "hieratic gestures"

   Synonyms: hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal

Synonyms

priestlike, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in priestly:

spritely

Common word forms

priestlier, priestliest

Words from these letters

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