What are some opposite words for priestly?
Antonyms for priestly
ˈprist lipriest·ly
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term priestly.
Princeton's WordNet
priestly, hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotaladjective
associated with the priesthood or priests
"priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
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unpriestlySynonyms:
priestlike, hieratical, sacerdotal, hieraticpriestly, priestlikeadjective
befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
"priestly dedication to the people of his parish"
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unpriestlySynonyms:
priestlike, hieratical, sacerdotal, hieratic
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
priestlyadjective
Synonyms:
sacerdotal
How to use priestly in a sentence?
It was never part of my priestly life before.
No one did more to successfully address the problem of priestly sexual abuse than Joseph Ratzinger.
The most effective way to revive a functional democracy is to do what we have always done; transfer decision-making from the unaccountable institutions: monarchs, priestly castes, military juntas, political or economic dictatorships, or modern corporations, and bring it back to the public arena.
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