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Meaning of Priestliness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The quality or state of being like a priest.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الكهنوتيّة
Gaeilge sagartúlacht

Examples

“My lords have chosen the happier part with Paul / And neither marry nor burn,—yet priestliness / Can find a parallel to the marriage-bond / In its own blessed special ordinance / Whereof indeed was marriage made the type: […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

priestling Priestly Priestman priestmonk priestress Priests

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