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priestessly

priestessly adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling, priestesses.

Adjective

priestessly (comparative more priestessly, superlative most priestessly)

  1. (uncommon) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, priestesses.
    • And the persons represented in the portraits did not resemble the perfect men or Mahatmas of whom I was in search, though Mrs. Besant had done so to some extent, with her priestessly robes and manner.1936, Ernest Egerton Wood, “Fraternity” (chapter V), in "Is This Theosophy...?", London: Rider & Co., page 72
    • More generally, serious rivals are not encouraged to stand, or stay, too close to the priestessly throne.1983, Marjorie Ferguson, Forever Feminine: Women's Magazines and the Cult of Femininity, Heinemann, page 173

Forms of priestessly

comparativemore priestessly
superlativemost priestessly

Origin of priestessly

From priestess + -ly.

Questions about priestessly

What does priestessly mean?
Priestessly means of, pertaining to, or resembling, priestesses.
What part of speech is priestessly?
Priestessly is an adjective.

Words near priestessly in the dictionary

  1. priestesses of Venus
  2. priestesshood
  3. priestesshoods
  4. priestessing
  5. priestesslike
  6. priestessly
  7. Priestfield
  8. priesthead
  9. Priesthill
  10. priesthood
  11. priesthood of all believers

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