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priesthood

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priest·hood  (prsthd)
n.
1. The character, office, or vocation of a priest.
2. The clergy.
Priesthood the body of priests, 1400.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.priesthood - the body of ordained religious practitioners
profession - the body of people in a learned occupation; "the news spread rapidly through the medical profession"; "they formed a community of scientists"
ministry - religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian)
rabbinate - rabbis collectively
clergy - in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)
Translations
priesthood [ˈpriːsthud] n (practice) → sacerdocio (= priests); clero
priesthood [ˈpriːsthud] n → prêtrise f, sacerdoce m
priesthood [ˈpriːsthud] priest n → Priestertum nt
priesthood [ˈpriːsthud] n → sacerdozio


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The consequence of this desultory kind of priesthood was, as we have already intimated, a great diversity of opinion on the more abstruse points of faith.
The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
This charge is sometimes entrusted to one person, as in very small cities: in others it is delegated to many, and these distinct from the priesthood, as the builders or keepers of holy places, and officers of the sacred revenue.
A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context
I have heard of many things that redound to the credit of the priesthood, but the most notable matter that occurs to me now is the devotion one of the mendicant orders showed during the prevalence of the cholera last year.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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