How to Use priestly in a Sentence

priestly

adjective

• He is a kind, priestly man.
• Yezidis have three castes: the laypeople known as Murids, and the priestly Sheikhs and Pirs.
  — Cathy Otten, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2017
• Biden is a practicing Catholic, and his election in 2020 spurred the priestly debate.
  — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Dec. 2021
• The roughly half-dozen relics include a lock of St. Pio’s hair, a glove with blood from his stigmata wounds and his priestly mantle.
  — Stephen Nakrosis, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
• The retreat master never warned us about priestly abuse.
  — Lance Morrow, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2018
• After my grandfather died, there was the pressing question of who would take over the priestly duties at the temple.
  — Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2019
• Celibacy was made law only during the Middle Ages, in part as a way to keep priestly wealth inside the church, rather than being divvied up among heirs.
  — Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2019
• Tetzaveh follows with the command of the priestly garments.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Feb. 2022
• His priestly status proved an asset for the mayors who recruited him to civic service.
  — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Apr. 2020
• While Europe continues to be a dry well for priestly vocations, Africa is a wellspring.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2019
• And then Frank Daly will be ready for the investiture, bestowing upon this man from the Congo his proper priestly vestments.
  — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 1 May 2018
• In Allentown, the grand jury said Schlert was involved in the diocese’s 2002 effort to discredit a victim of priestly abuse.
  — Michael Rubinkam, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2018
• As a reward for his service, Aaron was anointed as Israel’s first high priest, while his tribe of the Levi was chosen for priestly service (Exodus 28–29).
  — National Geographic, 3 May 2019
• Father Jenkins, 63, would seem like an excellent person to ask, and not just because of his priestly collar.
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 23 June 2017
• And in the highest of priestly callings, Berardelli chose to put others' lives before his own by giving up his ventilator to save the life of a younger person.
  — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2020
• On this day the priestly promises of chastity, obedience and poverty are renewed before a Bishop.
  — Nadia Cantú, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2023
• But behavior in the priestly trenches actually is much improved, and that is surely cause for hope.
  — Vincent Carroll, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2019
• In addition to his priestly robes, Pohlmeier wore a violet zucchetto, or skull cap, and a golden pectoral cross.
  — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
• But on the topic of priestly shortages, Francis simply asked bishops to pray for more vocations and urged missionaries to head to the Amazon.
  — Chico Harlan, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2020
• The goal of the priestly garments is not honor but rather to serve as a reminder that the priest has a greater responsibility to soulfully impact the community.
  — Rabbi Avi Weiss, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
• His priestly authority was revoked by Nicaragua’s bishops that same year.
  — Elias E. Lopez, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2020
• Even after five decades, his entrance in priestly vestments remains startling.
  — J. Hoberman, New York Times, 11 May 2017
• To find clergy, Soroka traveled to Ukraine where priestly vocations are thriving.
  — Kristin E. Holmes, Philly.com, 10 June 2018
• Those gifts were heavy with symbolism: gold for the child who was hailed as a king, frankincense in honor of his priestly mission, and myrrh, which was used in funereal preparations.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 24 Dec. 2017
• In these situations, ordinary folk, not the priestly class, were the guardians of doctrinal correctness.
  — The Economist, 17 Dec. 2019
• The horses watch him, three velvety dinosaur heads scanning this end-of-his-rope man with a balance of priestly inquiry and animal indifference.
  — James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2017
• The harvest rain’s principal contribution to the origins of religion was to spawn a priestly class—diviners and shamans—to forecast or summon it.
  — Andrew Stark, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
• Silva will retain the priestly faculties of the Diocese of Providence, but will not be receiving a new assignment at the present time, according to the announcement.
  — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022
• The job includes offering an opening prayer when the House of Representatives is in session, and providing priestly counsel to those in the legislative body.
  — Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• This is not at all a trivial point, as many in the heartland, where Catholicism has waned in part due to church abuse cases, want to identify with a homegrown priestly role model and are looking to Rother to galvanize enthusiasm for the church.
  — Ross Kenneth Urken, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2017

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