单词 | priesterly |
释义 | priesterlyadj. rare before 20th cent. Priestly. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > [adjective] sacerdotalc1400 priestialc1449 priestly1465 priestlike1488 priesterly1535 priestish1544 priestly1563 sacerdotical1641 hierographic1659 priestal1839 hieratic1859 Presbyterian1881 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Exod. xix. 6 Ye shall be vnto me a presterly kingdome, and an holy people. 1960 G. H. de Sausmarez et al. Expulsion of German Population from Czechoslovakia 427 This chaplain, too, is full of kindness and priesterly benevolence. 1984 Marxism & Christianity in Revolutionary Central Amer. (U.S. G.P.O.) 242 Strongly convinced of my priesterly mission, I have myself changed in faith. 1995 R. E. Norton Beautiful Soul v. 187 Lavater intended to transfer his priesterly role into the extra-ecclesiastical domain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1535 |
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