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priestling

priestling noun: a petty, insignificant priest.

Noun

priestling (plural priestlings)

  1. (derogatory) A petty, insignificant priest.
    • He is in reality one of the priestlings of paganism who exploit vague sentiment and sensibilities for the worship of their own delusions, whose harvest, therefore, has mostly been grief and mourning, misery and distress.a. 1888, Samson Raphael Hirsch, “Tishri VI”, in The Jewish Year

Forms of priestling

pluralpriestlings

Origin of priestling

From priest + -ling.

Questions about priestling

What does priestling mean?
Priestling means a petty, insignificant priest.
What part of speech is priestling?
Priestling is a noun.
What is the plural of priestling?
The plural of priestling is priestlings.

Words near priestling in the dictionary

  1. Priestleys
  2. priestlier
  3. priestliest
  4. priestlike
  5. priestliness
  6. priestling
  7. priestlings
  8. priestly
  9. Priestlys
  10. Priestman
  11. priestmonk

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