Hyphenation of priestly

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word priestly? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

priest-ly

Definitions of priestly:

1.	Associated with the priesthood or priests Priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments Hieratic gestures
2.	Befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood Priestly dedication to the people of his parish

Synonyms of priestly:

adj	hieratic, hieratical, sacerdotal, profession, community
adj	priestly, priestlike

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.