hierarchical vs priestly

hierarchical

adj
  • Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastic or priestly order. 

  • Pertaining to a hierarchy. 

  • Classified or arranged according to various criteria into successive ranks or grades. 

priestly

adj
  • Of or relating to priests. 

  • Having the appearance of or resembling a priest. 

How often have the words hierarchical and priestly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )