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sacerdotal

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sac·er·do·tal  (ssr-dtl, sk-)
adj.
1. Of or relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.
2. Of or relating to sacerdotalism.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sacerdtlis, from sacerds, sacerdt-, priest; see sak- in Indo-European roots.]
sacer·dotal·ly adv.
sacerdotal
Adjective
Formal of priests or the priesthood [Latin sacerdos priest]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.sacerdotal - of or relating to a belief in sacerdotalism; "sacerdotal emphasis on the authority of priests"
2.sacerdotal - associated with the priesthood or priests; "priestly (or sacerdotal) vestments"; "hieratic gestures"
hieratic, hieratical, priestly


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Having fixed upon this, I hired a little bark to Jubo, a place about forty leagues distant from Pate, on board which I put some provisions, together with my sacerdotal vestments, and all that was necessary for saying mass: in this vessel we reached the coast, which we found inhabited by several nations: each nation is subject to its own king; these petty monarchies are so numerous, that I counted at least ten in less than four leagues.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
van der Luyden's least gesture as having an almost sacerdotal importance.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
One would almost imagine from the long list that is given of cannibal primates, bishops, arch-deacons, prebendaries, and other inferior ecclesiastics, that the sacerdotal order far outnumbered the rest of the population, and that the poor natives were more severely priest-ridden than even the inhabitants of the papal states.
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