as in ministerial
of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy
majestically robed in priestly garments
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Recent Examples of priestly
On Sunday, the Jewish priestly blessing at the Western Wall -- normally attended by tens of thousands -- was limited to just 50 people.
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Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, the Jewish priestly blessing at the Western Wall — normally attended by tens of thousands — was limited to 50 people.
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Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
That religious significance helps explain the presence of so many priestly and temple-related inscriptions among the fragments.
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Ryan Brennan
april 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Lopez’s thoughts turned to those who may have strayed from the faith, the priestly role in bringing them back and the importance of Christmas in perhaps sparking that return.
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Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2026
On Sunday, the Jewish priestly blessing at the Western Wall — normally attended by tens of thousands — was limited to 50 people.
—
Colleen Barry,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
That religious significance helps explain the presence of so many priestly and temple-related inscriptions among the fragments.
—
Ryan Brennan
april 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Lopez’s thoughts turned to those who may have strayed from the faith, the priestly role in bringing them back and the importance of Christmas in perhaps sparking that return.
—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priestly
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Yet the latest prime ministerial switch raises a fundamental question not just for Britain’s political future, but for that of other major European countries such as France and Germany.
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Under the agreement, at least four ministerial posts will change hands, but major strategies are expected to remain the same.
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Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.
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The enchanting woodsy and pastoral backgrounds when the action moves from the residential suburbs to the rural outskirts add to that poignancy, as do the dulcet tones of Randy Newman’s score.
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Sadeq, a 45-year-old whose clerical salt-and-pepper beard and calming mien manifested his upbringing as the son of Nabatieh’s imam and a scion of the city, spoke of the need for Lebanon’s Shiites to formulate a way beyond the conflicts that have marked their history.
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But because of an apparent clerical error, Lawson mistakenly maintained access to a confidential court database, the Comprehensive Case Information System, which is not public and only accessible by law enforcement, court and government officials.
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“Priestly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priestly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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