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high-priestly

high-priestly adjective: of or befitting a high priest.

Adjective

high-priestly (comparative more high-priestly, superlative most high-priestly)

  1. Of or befitting a high priest.

Forms of high-priestly

comparativemore high-priestly
superlativemost high-priestly

Origin of high-priestly

From high priest + -ly.

Questions about high-priestly

What does high-priestly mean?
High-priestly means of or befitting a high priest.
What part of speech is high-priestly?
High-priestly is an adjective.

Words near high-priestly in the dictionary

  1. high-pressure liquid chromatography
  2. high-pressured
  3. high-pressures
  4. high-pressuring
  5. high-priced
  6. high-priestly
  7. high-profile
  8. high-proof
  9. high-quality
  10. high-ranking
  11. high-rent

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