Priest-hole
noun
1.
a secret chamber in certain houses in England, built as a hiding place for Roman Catholic priests when they were proscribed in the 16th and 17th centuries
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noun 1. J(ohn) B(oynton) [boin-tuh n,, -tn] /ˈbɔɪn tən,, -tn/ (Show IPA), 1894–1984, English novelist. 2. Joseph, 1733–1804, English chemist, author, and clergyman. noun 1. J(ohn) B(oynton). 1894–1984, English author. His works include the novels The Good Companions (1929) and Angel Pavement (1930) and the play An Inspector Calls (1946) 2. Joseph. 1733–1804, English chemist, […]
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adjective, priestlier, priestliest. 1. of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments. 2. characteristic of or befitting a priest. adjective -lier, -liest 1. of, relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a priest
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adjective 1. dominated or governed by or excessively under the influence of priests
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noun 1. a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings. 2. a person ordained to the sacerdotal or pastoral office; a member of the clergy; minister. (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clergy of the order next below that of bishop, authorized to carry out the […]
- Prig
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