priestly
Collocations
4ADJ.
ancient, new, secondary
VERB + PRIESTLY
born, meet
PRIESTLY + NOUN
caste, expression, kingdom, vocation
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
adj
Of or relating to priests.
Having the appearance of or resembling a priest.
name
A habitational surname from Old English.
adj
Pertaining to the Priestly source (“P”), one of the sources of the Torah or Pentateuch according to the documentary hypothesis.
Thus we continue to meet the new Priestly expression, “you (they) shall know that I am Yahweh” […]
Then, Welch (1939) went the opposite way, asserting that the original layer, written before the end of the exile showed Deuteronomy’s influence and that more Priestly texts were secondary.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
- priestlike
adjective — associated with the priesthood or priests
- hieratic
- hieratical
- sacerdotal
Antonyms
- unpriestly
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Thus we continue to meet the new Priestly expression, “you (they) shall know that I am Yahweh” […]
WiktionaryThen, Welch (1939) went the opposite way, asserting that the original layer, written before the end of the exile showed Deuteronomy’s influence and that more Priestly texts were secondary.
WiktionaryNoth made the necessary objections to that view and demonstrated that these are additions in the Priestly style which presuppose the bringing together of P and the non-Priestly text in Genesis–Numbers
WiktionaryAnd you shall be to me a priestly kingdom, and a holy nation. These are the words thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.
Tatoeba · #8082375He's a member of the ancient priestly caste.
Tatoeba · #8849715He was born with a priestly vocation.
Tatoeba · #11528450