nonpriestly

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ priestly.

Adjective

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nonpriestly (not comparable)

  1. Not priestly.
    • 1984, Hugo Echegaray, The Practice of Jesus, page 51:
      The Pharisees were mostly laymen; to some extent they were antipriestly. The group was under the direction of nonpriestly scribes.