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adjectivepriestlike (comparative more priestlike, superlative most priestlike)
comparative more priestlike · superlative most priestlike
- Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
a priestlike habit of crimson and purple
1608, Ben Jonson, The Masque of Beauty
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adjectivebefitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
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priestlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priestlike
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“priestlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priestlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “priestlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priestlike.
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