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priestlings

priestlings is the plural of priestling.

Meaning of priestling

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

Questions about priestlings

What is priestlings the plural of?
Priestlings is the plural of priestling.

Words near priestlings in the dictionary

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

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