[おしょう(和尚)(P);かしょう;わじょう, oshou ( oshou )(P); kashou ; wajou] (n) (1) (おしょう only) (hon) preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); (2) (かしょう only) (hon) preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); (3) (わじょう only) (hon) (usu. 和上) preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); (4) (See 法眼) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (5) (おしょう, かしょう only) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (6) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (P) #16,210[Add to Longdo]
[ほうげん, hougen] (n) (1) { Buddh } (See 五眼) the dharma eye; (2) (abbr) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) (arch) title bestowed upon doctors, etc. [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Priestly \Priest"ly\, a.
Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal;
befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a
priestly farewell. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
priestly
adj 1: associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or
sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures" [syn:
{priestly}, {hieratic}, {hieratical}, {sacerdotal}]
2: befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood;
"priestly dedication to the people of his parish" [syn:
{priestly}, {priestlike}] [ant: {unpriestly}]
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