| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal; befitting or becoming a priest; |
| Adj. | 1. | priestly - associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" |
| 2. | priestly - befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood; "priestly dedication to the people of his parish" Synonyms: priestlike Antonyms: unpriestly - not priestly; unbefitting a priest; "unpriestly behavior" |