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词汇 priestly
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Definition of priestly in English:

priestly

adjective ˈpriːstliˈpris(t)li
  • Relating to or befitting a priest or priests.

    (与)祭司(或司铎,牧师,神职人员)(有关)的

    performing priestly duties

    履行神职。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Zechariah performs his priestly service at the geographical center of Jewish piety, the temple.
    • He will be returning to Orlando where he will be continuing his priestly duties.
    • Kealy has always conducted himself in an exemplary priestly manner.
    • Many of these men are able and willing to resume priestly duties and functions.
    • They recommend strongly against the return of a few to any kind of priestly work.
    • The parish is grateful to him for his presence amongst us, his spiritual anecdotes and his untiring priestly zeal for our spiritual welfare.
    • The Celt's priestly caste, the Druids, has become a part of modern folklore.
    • Bede's portrait of the pagan priest Coifi was influenced by Christian ideas about proper priestly conduct.
    • It was he said perhaps a thank you for help given in time of tragedies and difficulties which was only part of his priestly duties.
    • He's a strict vegetarian, and observes all the rules of personal purity necessary to do the priestly work.
    • The deification of the cow was undoubtedly linked with the rise of the priestly Brahmin caste in early Hinduism.
    • That sense found clear expression in his later poetry as he pondered the priestly vocation.
    • One cannot truly proclaim a prophetic word until a priestly word has first been spoken!
    • His injuries were not serious and is likely to be back at his priestly duties in the near future.
    • He seemed to have expertise in science and finance as well as his priestly duties.
    • There are calls to do away with clerical celibacy and admit women to priestly functions.
    • There is something priestly about him, a lofty, ascetic air.
    • What can be done to restore the priestly and pastoral ministry of bishops to its position of primacy?
    • My father used his black graduation robe from rabbinical seminary as his priestly garb.
    • The women are taking over priestly and clerical duties, such as chaplaincies.
    Synonyms
    clerical, pastoral, priestlike, canonical, ecclesiastical
    archaic vicarial
    rare sacerdotal, hieratic, Aaronic, rectorial, presbyteral

Derivatives

  • priestliness

  • noun
    • I believe there is a priestliness in every individual and one of the things that I think is that everybody has the power to bless.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Perhaps the time is coming when priestliness will be connected with everyday life and the full call of every baptized person, man or woman.

Origin

Old English prēostlic (see priest, -ly1).

Rhymes

beastly, Priestley

Definition of priestly in US English:

priestly

adjectiveˈpris(t)liˈprēs(t)lē
  • Relating to or befitting a priest or priests.

    (与)祭司(或司铎,牧师,神职人员)(有关)的

    performing priestly duties

    履行神职。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One cannot truly proclaim a prophetic word until a priestly word has first been spoken!
    • He seemed to have expertise in science and finance as well as his priestly duties.
    • They recommend strongly against the return of a few to any kind of priestly work.
    • The deification of the cow was undoubtedly linked with the rise of the priestly Brahmin caste in early Hinduism.
    • My father used his black graduation robe from rabbinical seminary as his priestly garb.
    • The parish is grateful to him for his presence amongst us, his spiritual anecdotes and his untiring priestly zeal for our spiritual welfare.
    • There is something priestly about him, a lofty, ascetic air.
    • Many of these men are able and willing to resume priestly duties and functions.
    • He's a strict vegetarian, and observes all the rules of personal purity necessary to do the priestly work.
    • He will be returning to Orlando where he will be continuing his priestly duties.
    • Bede's portrait of the pagan priest Coifi was influenced by Christian ideas about proper priestly conduct.
    • The women are taking over priestly and clerical duties, such as chaplaincies.
    • There are calls to do away with clerical celibacy and admit women to priestly functions.
    • His injuries were not serious and is likely to be back at his priestly duties in the near future.
    • It was he said perhaps a thank you for help given in time of tragedies and difficulties which was only part of his priestly duties.
    • The Celt's priestly caste, the Druids, has become a part of modern folklore.
    • What can be done to restore the priestly and pastoral ministry of bishops to its position of primacy?
    • Kealy has always conducted himself in an exemplary priestly manner.
    • Zechariah performs his priestly service at the geographical center of Jewish piety, the temple.
    • That sense found clear expression in his later poetry as he pondered the priestly vocation.
    Synonyms
    clerical, pastoral, priestlike, canonical, ecclesiastical

Origin

Old English prēostlic (see priest, -ly).

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