priesterlich
German, adjective[ˈpʁiːstɐlɪç]
priesterlich is spelled P-R-I-E-S-T-E-R-L-I-C-H (12 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written German, the 406,877th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Priesterlich is a German adjective meaning “priestly, clerical” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Priester betreffend; in der Art eines Priesters; von oder für Priester; zum Priester/Priestertum gehörend”.
What does priesterlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
priestly, clerical
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Priester betreffend; in der Art eines Priesters; von oder für Priester; zum Priester/Priestertum gehörend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of priesterlich
- priesterlicher masculine nominative singular
- priesterliche feminine nominative singular
- priesterliches neuter nominative singular
- priesterlichen genitive masculine singular
- priesterlichem dative masculine singular
- der priesterliche definite includes-article masculine
- die priesterliche definite feminine includes-article
- das priesterliche definite includes-article neuter
- die priesterlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des priesterlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der priesterlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem priesterlichen dative definite includes-article
- den priesterlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce priesterlich?
- [ˈpʁiːstɐlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to priesterlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is priesterlich in German?
priesterlich appears about once in every 46 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).