adj., -li·er, -li·est.

1. Of or relating to a priest or the priesthood.
2. Characteristic of or suitable for a priest.

priestliness priest'li·ness n.

IN BRIEF: Relating to a minister or other religious man.

The priestly duties of the parish include calling on the sick and housebound.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: associated with the priesthood or priests
  Synonyms: hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal
  Pertains to noun: priesthood (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
  Synonym: priestlike
  Antonym: unpriestly (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - præstelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
priesterlijk

Français (French)
adj. - sacerdotal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - priesterlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (θρησκ.) ιερατικός (κν. παπαδίστικος)

Italiano (Italian)
sacerdotale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sacerdotal

Русский (Russian)
священнический, жреческий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sacerdotal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - prästerlig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
僧的, 僧侣似的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 僧的, 僧侶似的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 성직자의, 성직자다운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 聖職者の, 司祭の, 聖職者らしい, 僧侶の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كهنوتي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של כומר, כמו כומר‬

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