Meanings
comparative more unpriestly · superlative most unpriestly
- Not priestly.
In order to ask oneself whether effective priestly service is at hand, one must look to see whether an unpriestly or antipriestly service is being performed, even among many conventional priestly activities.
2015, Jon Sobrino, Principle of Mercy: Taking the Crucified People from the Cross
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot priestly; unbefitting a priest
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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unpriestly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpriestly
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